irish-whiskey-date-cake A recipe from pageturnercookbooks.com with 365 ecookbooks

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• ¾ pound dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1½ tablespoons baking powder
• For the sauce:
• 10 oz (2½ sticks) unsalted butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/3 tablespoons Irish whiskey
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract