Walnut, Date & Honey Cake
Sticky sweet dates, crunchy walnuts, and mashed banana baked into a glorious afternoon tea loaf.
Ingredients
225g self-raising flour1.5kg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon40g
175g unsalted butter, softened250g
100g muscovado sugar500g
3 tbsp clear honey340g
2 eggs, beaten6 pack
2 medium bananas, mashed5 pack
100g pitted dates, chopped250g
50g walnuts, roughly chopped200g
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3/fan oven 140C. Line the base and long sides of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper, buttering the tin and paper.
- Tip the flour, cinnamon, butter, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the honey and the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Mash the bananas and chop the dates (kitchen scissors are easiest for this) and add to the bowl. Beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes, using a wooden spoon or hand-held mixer, until well blended.
- Spoon into the prepared tin and level the top. Scatter the walnut pieces over. Bake for 1 hour, then lightly press the top – it will feel firm if cooked. If not, bake for a further 10 minutes.
- Cool for 15 minutes, then lift out of the tin using the paper. When cold, drizzle the remaining honey over. Cut into thick slices.
Cost to cook
8
serves 8 ·
Mostly estimated prices. Full-pack shop cost · about £3.58 of it is what this recipe actually uses.
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Tesco Asda
£10.48 est. · serves 8