Date & Walnut Cake

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Ingredients

10 servings
  1. 200 gramsStoned dried dates, chopped
  2. 30 gramsbutter
  3. 1 tspbicarbonate of soda
  4. 240 mlboiling water
  5. 140 gramslight muscovado sugar
  6. 2eggs
  7. 280 gramsplain flour
  8. 2 tspbaking powder
  9. 1 1/2 tspground mixed spice
  10. 1 pinchsalt
  11. 115 gramschopped walnuts

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180°(350°F) Gas mark 4

  2. 2

    Place the dates in a bowl with the butter & bicarbonate of soda. Pour over the boiling water and stir until the butter has melted. Set aside to cool

  3. 3

    Place the sugar & eggs in a large bowl and beat well to combine.

  4. 4

    Add the cooled date mixture

  5. 5

    Sift in rhe flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt.

  6. 6

    Add the walnuts and stir all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed.

  7. 7

    Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 18 cm round deep cake tin linwd with baking parchment

  8. 8

    Level the top and cook for 1 -11/4 hours or until the cake has risen and nicely browned and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean

  9. 9

    Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool

  10. 10

    The cake can be kept wrapped in foil or in an airtight container for up to 5 days

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