Sticky Toffee Date Cake
Servings: 9 -10
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Ingredients
- 200 gms Dried dates seeds removed
- 275 ml Boiling water
- 1.5-2 tsp Instant coffee powder refer notes
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 175 gms Soft light brown sugar
- 150 gms Butter softened (I used unsalted)
- 3 Eggs beaten
- 175 gms Self raising flour refer notes for substitution
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175 C, 10 mins before baking.
- Add instant coffee powder to boiling water and mix well.
- Pour the coffee over three-quarters of the dates. Leave to soak for 30 minutes
- Blend together the butter , sugar and the soaked dates ( including the soaking water) using an electric beater.
- Add the beaten eggs and stir in the self raising flour and bicarbonate of soda. Finally stir in the remaining dates.
- Pour into a 9 inch lined cake tin. Bake for 40 minutes until firm to the touch. Allow to cool , slice and serve.
Notes
To convert from grams to cups, check out here
The original recipe doesn't use coffee, I used it to have more intense flavour and colour. If you don't like coffee, just use boiling water to soak dates.
Make sure you use best quality dates to bake this cake.
Substitution for Self - Raising Flour - to get 1 cup self raising flour, add 1.5 tsp baking powder + .25 tsp slat to 1 cup plain flour.
I got a 8 inch square cake and a mini loaf from the above qty. Also, if you want, you can add chopped walnuts or cashew nuts along with the unsoaked dates.
The original recipe doesn't use coffee, I used it to have more intense flavour and colour. If you don't like coffee, just use boiling water to soak dates.
Make sure you use best quality dates to bake this cake.
Substitution for Self - Raising Flour - to get 1 cup self raising flour, add 1.5 tsp baking powder + .25 tsp slat to 1 cup plain flour.
I got a 8 inch square cake and a mini loaf from the above qty. Also, if you want, you can add chopped walnuts or cashew nuts along with the unsoaked dates.