Date And Walnut Cake Recipe
Delicious, tradditional classic recipe from my Granmother's handwitten recipe book
Equipment
- 2lb loaf tin
Ingredients
- 250 g dates, chopped
- 125 g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 55 g butter or margarine, cut into small cubes
- 170 ml 6 fluid oz boiling water
- 1 egg beaten
- 55 g chopped walnuts
- 250 g self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence optional
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 160 degrees C
- Place the dates, sugar, bicarbonate of soda and butter/margarine into a mixing bowl
- Pour the boiling water over and mix to melt the fat
- Allow to cool a little
- Add the egg
- Add the walnuts, flour and vanilla essence if using and mix to a smooth batter type consistency
- Grease and line two small or one large loaf tin
- Bake in the oven for about 75 minutes or until firm
Notes
To make this cake vegan use vegan friendly margarine. For the egg use 3 tablesppons of milled flaxseed mixed in with 3 tablespoons of water and leave to thicken. Add instead of the egg.