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Date and Walnut Cake
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
30
minutes
mins
Ingredients
Cake
250
grams
Butter
2
cups
Sugar
2
tsp
Cocoa
¼
cup
Warm water
2
tsp
Baking soda
1½
cups
Milk
225
grams
Walnuts
500
grams
Chopped dates
3
cups
Flour
Icing
2
Tbsp
Butter
1
Tbsp
Golden Syrup
½
tsp
Vanilla
2
cups
Icing Sugar
Instructions
Cake
Cream the butter and sugar. Make sure it is well creamed and the sugar is combined.
Dissolve the cocoa in the warm water and add it to the creamed mixture
Dissolve the baking soda in the milk and set aside
In small batches add the walnuts, dates and flour. Alternating each small batch with a little milk.
Bake at 180 for 30-35 minutes
Icing
Melt together the butter, golden syrup and vanilla
Add the icing sugar and make a smooth icing using boiling water to get the desired consistency.