Delicious and easy date cake recipe
Delicious and easy date cake recipe
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This date cake is the perfect morning tea cake. It is so moist you can even make it a day or three before. It’s quick to whip up but the dates do require soaking for at least an hour so keep that in mind. It’s a very versatile recipe – you can reduce the butter (we use about 100g), reduce the sugar (we usually use about 40 – 50g), add nuts (walnuts are great) and it’s still delicious and moist.
Ingredients:
250g (8oz) dates, chopped (I use my food processor to save time)
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
125g (4oz) butter
90g (3oz) sugar
2 eggs
2 heaped Tbs self raising flour
2 level Tbs plain flour
1 Tbs cocoa
3-4 Tbs desiccated coconut
Method:
Soak dates for one hour or more in the boiling water and bicarbonate of soda. Heat oven to 190C (375F). Line a 18cm (7″) square tin with paper. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and beat well. Sieve flours and cocoa together and fold into the mixture. Fold in dates and coconut. Bake for 45 mins until a skewer comes out clean.
When you have cake that’s this good, it’s nice to share. =]
