Author Notes
This was originally my grandmother's recipe. She knew how much I loved it, and somehow whenever I came over to visit there just happened to be a fresh cake ready to be eaten! <3
No stand mixer needed; this batter mixes up right in a large saucepan and can be done by hand with a hand mixer, a whisk, or just a wooden spoon. —ShelleyK
Ingredients
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1 cup
whole milk
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1 cup
honey (your favorite flavor)
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1/2 cup
white sugar
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1/4 cup
unsalted butter
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2
egg yolks
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2-1/4 cups
AP flour
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1 teaspoon
salt
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1 teaspoon
baking SODA
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2 tablespoons
toasted wheat germ
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12
dates, chopped, and tossed with 1Tblsp of the measured flour
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1/2 cup
toasted walnuts, chopped (optional)
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1/4 teaspoon
fresh grated nutmeg
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325. Thoroughly butter a loaf pan (or 3 mini-loafs).
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Over low heat, in a large saucepan, melt together the milk, honey, and sugar and whisk until smooth. Let cool (important!)
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In a bowl, stir together the flour, salt, soda, wheat germ, and nutmeg. Set aside.
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When the milk has cooled, mix in the softened butter and then the eggs, and whisk until combined.
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Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined, then lightly fold in the flour-dusted dates (and nuts if desired.)
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Pour batter into buttered pans and bake until it pulls away from the sides and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out dry. (About 55 minutes for one loaf.) Let cool for 5 minutes before turning out of loaf pan.
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