Chocolate Date Cake

Name: Chocolate Date Cake
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup (200 g) coarsely chopped dried dates; 1 1/4 cup (430 ml) water; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 80 gram butter, softened; 2/3 cup (150 g) caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup (150 g) self-raising flour; 1/3 cup (35 g) cocoa powder

Mia Bella @cook_15006103

Chocolate Date Cake

Mia Bella @cook_15006103

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Ingredients

1 1/3 cup (200 g)coarsely chopped dried dates
1 1/4 cup (430 ml)water
1 teaspoonbicarbonate of soda
80 grambutter, softened
2/3 cup (150 g)caster sugar
2eggs
1 cup (150 g)self-raising flour
1/3 cup (35 g)cocoa powder

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease deep 22cm-round cake pan; line base with baking paper.
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Combine dates and the water in small saucepan; bring to the boil. Remove from heat, add soda; cover, stand 5 minutes. Blend or process until smooth.
3
Beat butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time (mixture will curdle at this stage). Transfer mixture to large bowl; stir in sifted flour and cocoa, then stir in warm date mixture,
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Pour mixture into pan and bake the cake about 1 hour. Stand cake in pan 10 minutes; turn onto serving plate.