Monogamy Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
1 tsp. soda
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. chopped dates
1/2 tsp. salt
3 eggs
1 c. sour milk
2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter; add egg yolks and beat thoroughly. Sift flour; measure and sift with soda, salt and cocoa.
Combine sifted ingredients and sour milk with first mixture.
Add dates and nuts, which have been dredged in 2 tablespoons of flour.
Mix thoroughly; fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.
Makes two nine-inch layers.