Name: Date and Coconut Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped dates; 125g Devondale Unsalted Butter; 1 cup water; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate soda; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup plain flour; 3/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut

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Recipe: Angela Gasperini Photography: Whisk Media Group

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Recipe: Angela Gasperini Photography: Whisk Media Group

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Preheat the oven to 180°C
Place dates, butter, water, bicarbonate soda and sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer uncovered for 2 minutes, cover and cool to room temperature
Add eggs, both flours and desiccated coconut, stirring into the mixture, then bake in a 22cm round, lined tin in a preheated moderate oven for 45-50 minutes
Check to see if the top is browning too much around the 15-20 minute mark and cover with foil if necessary
Test with a skewer and remove the cake remove the cake from the oven when the skewer comes out clean
Cool for 5-10 minutes in the tin, then remove to a cooling rack

Preheat the oven to 180°C
Place dates, butter, water, bicarbonate soda and sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer uncovered for 2 minutes, cover and cool to room temperature
Add eggs, both flours and desiccated coconut, stirring into the mixture, then bake in a 22cm round, lined tin in a preheated moderate oven for 45-50 minutes
Check to see if the top is browning too much around the 15-20 minute mark and cover with foil if necessary
Test with a skewer and remove the cake remove the cake from the oven when the skewer comes out clean
Cool for 5-10 minutes in the tin, then remove to a cooling rack

Preheat the oven to 180°C
Place dates, butter, water, bicarbonate soda and sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring, then simmer uncovered for 2 minutes, cover and cool to room temperature
Add eggs, both flours and desiccated coconut, stirring into the mixture, then bake in a 22cm round, lined tin in a preheated moderate oven for 45-50 minutes
Check to see if the top is browning too much around the 15-20 minute mark and cover with foil if necessary
Test with a skewer and remove the cake remove the cake from the oven when the skewer comes out clean
Cool for 5-10 minutes in the tin, then remove to a cooling rack

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Steph_2647

21 Mar 2021, 10:42 am

Baking again - Sharing my review so that everyone tried this fantastic cake.

Anonymous

3 Oct 2016, 8:06 pm

Thanks for the recipe - Made ttoday for a meeting with work team. Everyone loved it. Will make again. Thank you

Minta

3 Oct 2016, 8:05 pm

Great Cake - Love this cake. Made it many times.

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