My Favourite Cakes
This is a very easy cake to make. We had it over summer. It tasted extra nice but I’m afraid I am now frantically trying to loose all that extra weight gained over summer. Sigh…. Have a lovely week.
- Ingredients
- 350g (12oz, 2-3/4 cup ) all-purpose flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 185g (3/4 cup, 6.5oz) tub margarine
- 240ml (1 cup) milk
- 125g (½ cup firmly packed), brown sugar
- 1 cup finely chopped dates
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
Please always remember to assemble all ingredients before you start. Preheat the oven to 360ºF (180ºC) ten minutes before baking. Grease and flour a’ 20cm (8-inch) baba or ring tin (pan).
Sift the flour and baking powder and set aside.
Combine butter, milk, sugar, chopped dates and corn syrup in a pan and stir over heat until butter is melted and then bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and stir in baking soda (bicarbonate of soda).
Stand 10 minutes, stirring from time to time,
then stir in eggs.
Fold in the sifted flour in two batches.
The final batter
Spoon the batter into prepared pan
and bake 35-40 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool.
Slice and enjoy
Boiled Date Cake
Ingredients
- 350g (12oz, 2-3/4 cup ) all-purpose flour
- 2½ teaspoons baking powder
- 185g (3/4 cup, 6.5oz) tub margarine
- 240ml (1 cup) milk
- 125g (½ cup firmly packed), brown sugar
- 1 cup finely chopped dates
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 360ºF (180ºC) ten minutes before baking. Grease and flour a’ 20cm (8-inch) baba or ring tin (pan). Sift the flour and baking powder and set aside.
- Combine, butter, milk, sugar, chopped dates and corn syrup in a pan and stir over heat until butter is melted and then bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and add stir in baking soda (bicarbonate of soda). Stand 10 minutes, stirring from time to time, then stir in eggs.
- Fold in the sifted flour in two batches. Spoon into prepared pan and bake 35-40 minutes until golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool.
Points to Note
- Please note that oven temperatures are given as a guideline only. You may need to add or reduce the suggested temperature depending on your oven
- I baked the cake at 360ºF (180ºC) for 35 minutes.
- For cup measures: spoon the flour into the cup, heaping it up over the top, then slide a knife across the top to level off the extra. Be careful not to shake or tap the cup to settle down the flour or you will have more than you need.
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Oh this looks delicious. Of course the last thing I need right now is cake😕
Ha ha. I’m planning to start baking tomorrow. I will make sure I don’t eat them though! Pleasant week to you!
Liz
Yum! Looks good. I like dates.
Thanks
Liz
Hello Liz, How are you doing?
Another delicious cake and the pictures remind me of my mother’s cakes baked during my childhood, wish I could eat a slice with my evening tea:).
You can have four slices. It tastes really nice. Enjoy Friday and the weekend!
Liz
Thanks :), I am happy to receive four slices!! We get the best dates in the UAE as they grow here, lots of varieties too, and the cake would taste so yum, but my kids stay away from Dates, peculiar of kids, they do not want to eat the best :).
Yeah it is weekend today in this part of the world-Fri and Sat is our weekend, Sunday is working day :).
Just make a cake and don’t mention what you put in it. Sometimes kids might not even tell. Pleasant week!
Liz
Thanks 🙂
Do you think this would work in a loaf tin? I guess I might just have to try it and see!
Oh yes it would, absolutely!
liz
It looks so fluffy and moist! I really must try it!
Thanks. Please give me a feedback! Have a lovely weekend
Liz