Toffee Walnut Date Cake - Daphne Oz

Ingredients

• 2 cups Medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped into ½-inch pieces
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/3 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup mild extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups almond flour
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, plus 1 tablespoon
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ cup walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ vanilla bean pod, scraped