Ingredients
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 250 grams dates
- 1 teaspoon biocarb. soda
- 4 eggs
- 125 grams walnuts, cut in small pieces
- 250 grams butter or margarine
Directions
- Cut up dates into a basin and cover with 1 cup boiling water to which biocarb soda is added. Leave overnight.
- Beat butter and sugar to cream, add eggs (one at a time) then when well beaten. Add dates. Add flour and nuts. Pour into an 8" round or square tin about 2" deep.
- Bake in 300 degrees F / 150 degrees C / Gas 2 Cool or Slow oven for about 45 minutes. May be used plain or iced to taste.