Old Hermit Cake

Old Hermit Cake

2 cups butter, room temperature

3 cups brown sugar

6 eggs

1 lemon, juiced

4 tsp. vanilla extract

4 1/2 cups flour

4 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. salt

3 cups dates, chopped

3 cups nuts, chopped

1. Heat the oven to 275 degrees. Grease and flour a tube pan.

2. Beat the butter and sugars for 6 minutes on medium.

Add the eggs

Mix in the lemon juice and vanilla.  Mix well.

3. Add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. 

Mix just until it disappears.

4. Fold in the dates and nuts.

5. Pour into the pan. Smooth it out.

Bake 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Toothpick will come out clean.

Cool in the pan for 20 minutes.

Turn onto serving plate.