My good friend ,with the same name as me, brought to my house a little bit of leftover cake
for a cuppa. It was the best cake I had tasted in years and I anxiously asked for the recipe.
She obliged. You will not be sorry you made this. It is delectable.
1 cup dates 1 & 1/2 cups SR flour
1 cup water 1 egg
1 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder
250g butter 1 tsp bicarb soda
1 tsp vanilla essence
Topping
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup shredded coconut
60g butter
1 tbsp milk
Into a medium saucepan add dates, water, sugar, butter and vanilla.
Stir over a medium heat until all melted and sugar dissolved.
Add all dry ingredients and the beaten egg. Pour into greased and lined
22 cm tin and bake on 180 degrees for 30 -40 minutes.
While the cake is baking you can make the topping. Into a saucepan
melt together all the topping ingredients and boil for 3 minutes.
When the cake is nearly cooked, pour the topping on to the cake and
pop back in the oven for 10 minutes until the topping is caramelised
on top. Cool for 10 minutes before turning out.
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