Walnut and date cakeby Fiona Stone |
| Preperation time: 20 mins Cooking time: 45 mins Serves: 10 |
| Recipe Ingredients |
| 225g chopped dates; 250ml boiling water; 1tsp bicarbonate of soda; 225g caster sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 275g plain flour; 1/2tsp salt; 75g butter, softened; 1tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp baking powder; 50g chopped walnuts. |
| Recipe Method |
| Put the chopped dates in a bowl and cover with
the boiling water. Add the bicarbonate of soda and leave to soak
for 10 minutes. In a large bowl, mix together all the remaining ingredients. Then add the dates along with any remaining soaking water. Mix until forms a thick batter. Spoon into a greased and lined 23cm square cake tin. Bake at 180c/ gas 4 for 45 minutes. Cut into thick wedges when cool. |
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