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Recipe for A Truly Moist and Delicious Date Cake or any other Rich, moist date cake?
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A Truly Moist and Delicious Date Cake
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 12 slices 1x
- Category: Cake, Cupcakes, Cookies and Tarts
Description
A Truly Moist and Delicious Date Cake. Oh, how I loved this date loaf bursting with flavor loaded with sweet dates and chopped pecan nuts.
Ingredients
- 1 cup boiling water
- 250g or 1 cup chopped dates
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 125 g butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup chopped pecan nuts
Topping
- 5 tbsp brown sugar
- 5 tbsp fresh cream OR Nestlè dessert cream
- 2 tbs butter
Instructions
- Combine the water, chopped dates, and bicarbonate of soda and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar well and add egg and vanilla essence and beat well.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt and mix.
- Add date mixture and pecans.
- Pour into a greased pan.
- Bake at 180 C for 30 to 40 minutes, or 30 minutes in a Thermo-Fan Oven.
For the Topping
- Boil on low heat until thick and creamy, pour over cooled cake, and decorate with pecans.
Notes
Have you have tried A Truly Moist and Delicious Date Cake or any other Rich, moist date cake? They are easy to make and everyone will come and beg for more. Look at that yummy sticky gooey syrup dripping off the sides. You just want to poke your finger in and enjoy every morsel and drop of it.
Prepared, tried, and tested Feriel Sonday
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 332
- Sugar: 29
- Sodium: 151
- Fat: 17
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Unsaturated Fat: 7
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 44
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 53
Date and walnut loaf is a traditional bread eaten in Britain, made using dates and walnuts. It is often made with treacle or tea to give it a dark brown color. Traditionally from Scotland, date and walnut loaf is still enjoyed in many tea rooms around the country.
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