Date cake

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This is our family (forever) favourite cake recipe. You just have to become addicted to it, as long as you love dates.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

200 gram butter, room temperature

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

4 medium eggs, room temperature

1 cup dates, chopped and pitted (I use dates that are sold ready for baking)

3 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup almond, peeled and chopped

1/2 cup walnut, chopped

Method;

• if the dates you are using are dry, chop them and soak them in the milk with 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda for an hour, other wise move to the next step
• preheat oven 175 degrees Celsius, combine (sieve) flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and set aside
• with an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter till light and fluffy, add eggs one by one while continuing beating,
• add vanilla, milk and dates, beat till well combined
• add nuts
• add flour mixture and beat for two minutes, then mix using a spoon
• bake for 40-45 minutes

for other variety:

*add or remove nuts

*use white sugar instead of brown

*add raisins

 *add chocolate chips