DATE BUNDT CAKE /LOAF | EASY TO MAKE | RECIPE IN THE DESCRIPTION BOX BELOW. ENJOY.

With Ramadaan approaching ...this is a sure favourite at the boeka table and can be made ahead of time and cling wrapped .... It also freezes well.

Delicious Date Loaf

Ingredients
1 cup of dates chopped into chunks
1 cup of hot water
1 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
200 grams of soft butter
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 a cup of golden syrup
1 tablespoon of vanilla essence
2 large eggs
2&1/2 cups of cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon of fine cinnamon
1 teaspoon of mixed spice
A pinch of salt
Chopped walnuts ( optional )

Method
First step - Preheat your oven at 170° C. Second step - soak your dates with the cup of hot water in a bowl and add the bicarbonate of soda, give it a quick stir and set aside.

Next - Cream your butter for a minute with a mixer or a hand whisk. Add your sugar and beat for a few minutes, next add your vanilla essence and golden syrup and mix for a minute, next add your eggs one at a time and mix till well combined . Now add all your dry ingredients and beat for about a minute . Lastly add your dates with the water that it has been soaked in and stir with a hand whisk or spoon till well combined . Spoon into a greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, check with a skewer , if it comes out dry and clean after inserting into cake , your cake is done . Remove from oven and allow to cool a bit . Take the cake out from the loaf pan and cool completely . Serve with a little cream or some butter and cheese .

You can also used a greased 20 cm Bundt cake pan to bake it in. Check for doneness by the 1 hour mark by inserting a knife or skewer, if it comes out clean its done if not bake for a additional 10 to 15 minutes. Delicious.

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