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Date, Walnut, Banana and Honey Cake

January 11, 2019 by Lynn Hill Leave a Comment

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Date, Walnut, Banana and Honey Cake

This is a very dense, sticky, moist cake, that befits an afternoon tea of yesteryear. Using the Medjool dates, rather than dried sugar coated chopped dates, is what makes this cake so moist and sticky.  Using really dark brown sugar adds a toffee taste that you won’t find when using refined white sugars.

I might suggest you lather a slice with butter accompanied by a good wad of cheese. But that’s just me.

Date, Walnut, Banana and Honey Cake

Date, Walnut, Banana and Honey Cake

Lynn Hill
This is a very dense, sticky, moist cake, that befits an afternoon tea of yesteryear. Using the Medjool dates, rather than dried sugar coated chopped dates, is what makes this cake so moist and sticky.  Using really dark brown sugar adds a toffee taste that you won’t find when using refined white sugars. I might suggest you lather a slice with butter accompanied by a good wad of cheese. But that’s just me.
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Cook Time 1 hr 15 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 8 - 10 slices
Calories 469 kcal

INGREDIENTS

  • 175 g butter softened
  • 100 g dark brown sugar
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 200 g self raising flour sieved
  • ½ teaspoons mixed spice
  • 125 g stoned Medjool Dates roughly chopped
  • 70 g walnuts roughly chopped 20g cake batter 50g topping
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 4 tbs honey ( 2 for the cake and 2 for the topping.
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Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 160deg fan assisted. Grease and line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment.
  • Using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until well mixed and lighter in colour.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, adding a little flour each time. Mix until well combined.
  • Sieve the mixed spice and remaining flour together. Add this to the egg mix along the dates, 20g of walnuts, ripe bananas (roughly mashed) and 2 tablespoons of the honey. Mix until well combined.
  • Pour into the prepared cake tin. Scatter the remaining walnuts evenly over the top of the cake batter. Bake in the oven for approx 1hr 15 mins, or until baked. Testing the centre of the cake in various parts, with a skewer, until it comes out clean.
  • Leave in the tin to cool a little before turning out onto a wire wrack to cool completely.
  • While the cake is cooling, gently heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of honey in a small pan over a medium heat. Take off the heat and pour the honey over the cake making sure you cover as much of the walnuts as possible.
  • Will probably keep for a couple of days if wrapped in baking parchment and kept in an air tight container.

Nutrition

Calories: 469kcalCarbohydrates: 59gProtein: 7gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 177mgPotassium: 320mgFiber: 3gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 650IUVitamin C: 2.6mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 1mg
Keyword banana, date, honey, walnut
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