Date & Walnut Cake

Name: Date & Walnut Cake
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 grams Stoned dried dates, chopped; 30 grams butter; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 240 ml boiling water; 140 grams light muscovado sugar; 2 eggs; 280 grams plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice; 1 pinch salt; 115 grams chopped walnuts

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Date & Walnut Cake

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Ingredients

10 servings

200 gramsStoned dried dates, chopped
30 gramsbutter
1 tspbicarbonate of soda
240 mlboiling water
140 gramslight muscovado sugar
2eggs
280 gramsplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
1 1/2 tspground mixed spice
1 pinchsalt
115 gramschopped walnuts

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Steps

1

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

Place the sugar & eggs in a large bowl and beat well to combine.
4

Add the cooled date mixture
5

Sift in rhe flour, baking powder, mixed spice and salt.
6

Add the walnuts and stir all the ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
7

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

Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool
10

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