Himmel Fritter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs
1 lb. dates, cut up
1/2 lb. English walnuts, chopped
3 oranges, cut up
1/2 pt. whipping cream, whipped
3 mashed bananas
maraschino cherries

Preparation

Mix 1 cup sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs together.
Stir in dates and walnuts and spread into a greased 9 x 12-inch pan or small cookie sheet.
Bake 50 minutes at 250\u00b0.
Cool.
Break in small pieces on large platter or pan.
Mix oranges and 1/2 cup sugar together and let stand 1/2 hour or more.
Add the mixture to the broken pieces.
Top with the bananas and whipped cream. Decorate with maraschino cherries.
Serves 6 to 8.