STICKY DATE CAKE

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Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 40 minutes

Serves: 4

INGREDIENTS

Date cake

1 cup dates

1 cup water

125 g Ashgrove Farmhouse Butter

1 cup 4 Roses plain flour

1 teaspoon bi carb soda

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

¾ cup brown sugar

2 eggs

Caramel sauce

½ cup brown sugar

20 g butter

150 ml cream

Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 160 degrees Celsius

Step 2

Put the dates and water into a saucepan and bring to the boil

Simmer for 10 minutes

Add the butter and mix through until melted

Remove from the heat

Step 3

Pour the date, water and butter mixture into a food processor

Add the remaining date cake ingredients and process until well mixed

Scrape the cake mixture into a shallow pan, lined with baking paper

Bake in the oven for 35 minutes

Step 4

Caramel sauce

Melt the butter and sugar together and cook for 3 to 4 minutes

Add the cream and mix through

Step 5

Place a thick slice of date cake on a serving plate and serve with a small jug of caramel sauce