Sprinkle dry cake mix evenly over mixture, then sprinkle chopped nuts over all. Slice butter into thin strips, then put strips evenly over other ingredients. Bake for 50 minutes or until golden.

Anyway, we started a new batch from scratch, ... Here are the recipes. Date and Nut Cake. 1 cup sugar. 1/2 cup butter. 2 eggs. 1 cup sour cream. 2 cups flour. 1 teaspoon baking powder.

In the recipe book, a 1903 letter from John Randolph describes the cake as Thomas Edison's favorite. The cake is cooked in a moderate oven, which would be approximately 350-375 degrees.