Kaye and Geoff's Recipes - Cakes

Date Loaf

1 cup dates, chopped 		2 cups flour 
1 cup boiling water 		1 tsp baking powder 
3/4 cup brown Sugar 		1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp baking soda 		1 tsp vanilla
1 heaped tbsp butter 
1 tbsp golden syrup 

1. Chop dried dates - doesn't have to be very fine
2. Put dates, sugar, baking soda, butter and golden syrup in a bowl.
3. Pour over boiling water and mix. Leave to cool (10-15 mins)
4. Once the date mixture has cooled, add the beaten egg and vanilla and mix in well
5. In another bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder.
6. Make a well in the flour mixture, and add in the liquid mixture, combining everything well - you can do this by hand
7. Spread into a loaf tin lined with baking paper.

Bake at 170°C for about 45 minutes or until cooked

Notes:

• I added chopped ginger to the dates
• You could add some grated lemon zest