Grandmama Alcy Wheatley’s Date Pecan Cake

Contributed by: Donna Wheatley (LaFerney)

Source: Grandmama Alcy Wheatley - Earl Wheatley’s Stepmother

This is a traditional Christmas cake for us. The girl’s Grandmama Alcy Wheatley made it for us every year, until I began doing the holiday cooking. She was from New Orleans, and this is a typical New Orleans twist on fruitcake.

  • 4 cups pecan halves, coarsely chopped
  • 1 pound of pitted whole dates, cut in halves
  • 1-cup sugar
  • 1-cup flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten

    • Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Grease a tube pan. Put nuts and dates into large mixing bowl. Add dry ingredients and mix. Add vanilla and eggs and mix well. You may have to use your hands. Pack firmly into cake pan and bake for 50 to 55 minutes. Then at 350 degrees for 5 to l0 minutes more. Let the cake cool completely in the pan before removing it.

    Jones :: Aug.21.2007 :: Desserts ::

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