Honey Date Cake

This is an easy recipe that works perfectly with our honey caramel sauce

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups (100g) Chopped Dates
1 cup Mossop’s Field & Tawari Honey
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
4 tsp Baking Powder
1 cup Boiling Water
50g Butter
2 cups Flour (Plain or Wholemeal)

Method:

1. Put chopped dates, honey and boiling water and butter in a saucepan.
2. Stir over a medium heat until butter melts.
3. Remove from heat and leave to cool.
4. Stir in Vanilla essence, and sift flour and Baking Powder into the saucepan.
5. Stir to combine. Pour mixture into a well greased and lined 20 cm cake tin.
6. Optional: Decorate with pumpkin seeds and whole or chopped dates if desired.
7. Bake at 160oC for 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
8. Leave for 10 minutes before turning out on to a cooling rack.