Date Rum Cake With Walnuts and Coconut Recipe

Ingredients (22)

• For the Cake:
• Baking spray or vegetable oil
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (3.5 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pitted dates
• For the Rum Sauce:
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla