| Date Lebkuchen | Cakes & Cookies |
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CAKE PART
1 lb. dates,cut small the peel and juice from1 lemon and 1 orange 4 eggs 1 lb. brown sugar 2 cups flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. instant coffee |
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup chopped nut meats FROSTING 1/4 cup orange juice icing sugar 1 tsp. melted butter whole pecans |
Grate the peel and extract the juice from the lemon and the orange. Add the chopped dates. Cover and let stand at least 12 hours. Butter a 12" x 15"pan. Set the oven at 350F to 375F.
Beat the eggs until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the brown sugar. Sift together the flour, salt, coffee, baking powder and cinnamon; add to the egg-sugar mix. Stir in the date mixture and the chopped nuts. Spread in the pan and bake 30 minutes. Cool in the pan.
Put the orange juice in a bowl and gradually add enough icing sugar until thick enough to spread. Stir in the melted butter. Spread over date lebkuchen. Cut into 1 1/2" squares. Decorate each square with a whole pecan. Makes 80 squares.