I can't believe I found it. My mother has been in the early stages of- shall we say- forgetting things, for a while, and there are certain things like her baking, that I very much miss. At times she'll make something simple for dinner, like fried fish, but the complexity of baking is too difficult. I had asked her about this recipe, which she always baked at Christmas time, but at the time she had no idea where it might be; while going through papers I was so happy to find this. It is so good, and has nice caramel flavors from the sweetness of the dates. The flavor of the cake actually improves over days.
Translation (mine and Google's, feel free to correct):
"A legendary cake"
250 g of dates
2 dl boiled and hot water (7/8 of a cup)
1 dl of sugar (1/3 cup)
200 g butter
2 eggs
1 dl of sour cream (1/3 cup)
1 tsp vanilla sugar or half a tsp of vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons of baking soda
4 dl flour (1 and 2/3 cups)
Put dates in warm/hot water until soft, do not drain water. Add sugar. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour the mixture into an 2.5 L bunt pan. Bake at 175 celcius (350 degrees F) for about 1 hour. Cool. Tastes even better the next day. Keeps for a few weeks in the fridge.
