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Ingredients

Method

  • Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C. Lightly spray a 11cm x 22cm (base measurement) loaf tin with oil and line base with baking paper
  • Place dates, butter, sugar and 180ml (3/4 cup) water in a saucepan and stir over medium heat gently bringing to the boil. Remove from heat and set aside to cool
  • Place date mixture in a large bowl. Add eggs, walnuts and wholemeal flour, then sift over the self-raising flour and baking powder. Spoon mixture into prepared tin
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside to cool in tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack. To serve, toast slices and spread with ricotta and drizzle with honey. Or spread simply with butter
Plan your festive spread with Australian Eggs Christmas desserts, from pavlovas and trifles to baked custards and cakes. Find make-ahead ideas and celebration desserts, then save your picks for Christmas Day.

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Apollonia

Date Cake - How many grams for the walnuts, please? Did you mean half a cup of whole walnuts, then you chop them? It's so much easier if you could give an accurate weight like grams. The recipe looks very appetising. Thank you for sharing it.

Jen

Yum - Worked out really well. Will make again but I love this loaf with lots of butter

Jenny

Yum - My favorite loaf growing up

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Plan your festive spread with Australian Eggs Christmas desserts, from pavlovas and trifles to baked custards and cakes. Find make-ahead ideas and celebration desserts, then save your picks for Christmas Day.
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