Sticky Date Cake Recipe

Name: Sticky Date Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 275 g medjool dates (seeded); 310 ml boiling water; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 50 g butter; 110 g brown sugar; 2 eggs; 150 g self-raising flour; 150 g brown sugar; 300 ml cream; 80 g salted butter

Ingredients

275 g medjool dates (seeded)
310 ml boiling water
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
50 g butter
110 g brown sugar
2 eggs
150 g self-raising flour
150 g brown sugar
300 ml cream
80 g salted butter

PREP TIME 20m	COOK TIME 1h	TOTAL TIME 1h20m
YIELD 8 servings

Instructions

Preheat oven to moderate (180C/160Cfan).
Grease deep 20cm round cake pan; line base with baking paper.
Combine dates and the water in food processor. Stir in soda and keep aside. .
Cream butter and sugar till creamy.
Add eggs and vanilla essence.
Mix in dates.
Fold in flour and pour mixture into pan.
Bake, uncovered, about 1 hour.
Make butterscotch sauce by stirring ingredients in small saucepan over low heat until sauce is smooth and thickened slightly.
Once cake is out of the oven, poke some holes in the cake using a skewer.
Drizzle ½ cup of the warm sauce over the cake. Reserve the rest of the sauce to top the cake with when ready to serve.Pour half of the sauce over the cake.