Date & Nut Loaf Cake

RECIPE

Date & Nut Loaf Cake
Pic cred: Ruhana EbrahimRec cred: @mama_taught_me_well
Ingredients:1 ¼ cups boiling water1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda250g pitted dates (chopped)½ cup chopped pecan nuts/walnuts125g butter1 cup castor sugar1 extra large egg1 teaspoon vanilla essence1 ½ cups flour1 teaspoon baking powderIcing sugar (to dust over as optional garnish)
Method:1. Preheat oven to 180degC. Grease and line loaf tin. 2. Place water in saucepan and bring to boil. 3. Add bicarb and remove from stove.4. Add dates and nuts. Leave aside.5. Cream butter & sugar till pale & fluffy. 6. Add vanilla and egg and beat in.7. Sift flour and baking powder.8. Add in date mixture to batter, then flour. 9. Beat it till smooth. 10. Pour batter into loaf pan and place in oven.11. Bake for approx. 45min or until skewered and comes clean.12. Remove from oven. Allow to cool few minutes.13. Remove from tin. Allow to cool again. 14. Dust with icing sugar. 15. Store in air tight container.
Note: May add in 1 teaspoon Robertson's mixed spice

POSTED ON

12 Dec 2017

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