Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Sticky chocolate date cake

Ingredients

Sticky chocolate date cake

  • 1 1/3 cups(200g) coarsely chopped dried dates
  • 1 1/4 cups(430ml) water
  • 1 tspbicarbonate of soda
  • 80 gbutter, softened
  • 2/3 cup(150g) caster sugar
  • 2eggs
  • 1 cup(150g) self-raising flour
  • 1/3 cup(35g) cocoa powder
  • 2/3 cup(70g) roasted pecans, chopped
  • Steps


    1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Grease deep 22cm-round cake pan; line base with baking paper.
    2. Combine dates and the water in small saucepan; bring to the boil. Remove from heat, add soda; cover, stand 5 minutes. Blend or process until smooth.
    3. Beat butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until combined. Beat in eggs, one at a time (mixture will curdle at this stage). Transfer mixture to large bowl; stir in sifted flour and cocoa, then stir in nuts and warm date mixture, in two batches. Pour mixture into pan.
    4. Bake cake about 1 hour. Stand cake in pan 10 minutes; turn onto serving plate.



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