Date and walnut loaf
A warm sliced cake best served with butter and lashings of hot tea.
Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 175g chopped dates
- 250ml boiling water
- 1 tsp bicarb
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 175g dark brown soft sugar
- 60g butter
- 50ml oil
- 1 egg
- 180g self raising flour
- 100g walnut pieces
Method
Prep:30min ›
Cook:40min ›
Ready in:1hr10min
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease and flour a cylindrical tin.
- Combine dates, bicarb, vanilla, butter and oil and boiling water in a large bowl. Stand for 15 mins.
- Combine flour, sugar, nuts and egg in a large bowl. Add date mixture and stir well.
- Pour mixture into prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes. Close both ends and stand on a tray. Cool in tin before serving sliced and spread with margarine.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (7)
this was just like my nanna used to make. I used a loaf tin as I couldn't find my cylindrical tin but just as nice. I left the egg out as well and didn't notice the difference. I wasn't sure how much vanilla to use as it wasn't listed in the ingredients so used apporx 1/2 teaspoon. This one will stay in the recipe file to be used again and again. thanks - 24 Jan 2011 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)
Loved it, tasted delicious. The only downside was, it fell apart when cutting (could be because of use of loaf tin), may have needed a bit more flour to bind. Otherwise, great taste, thank you. - 24 Jun 2012 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)
Made this as an after-school snack for my kids, my 12 year old hates dates but ate roughly 1/2 the loaf over the next day or so! It was delicious and I will definitely be making this one again. - 21 Jun 2010 (Review from Allrecipes AU | NZ)