Thursday 26 July 2007

This cake was effing gorgeous!!

Date, Walnut and Orange Flower Cake

150g brown and white sugar mixed, or just brown
150g butter
150g Glutano mix or flour or polenta
3 eggs
40g bashed walnuts
60g chopped dates
1tsp mixed spice
1tsp baking powder
1 tsp Orange Flower Water or more to taste.

Cream together butter and sugar. Beat together eggs.
Add eggs to butter/sugar, and whisk.
Add flour/polenta, walnuts, dates, spice and baking powder and mix well.
Add Orange Flower water and mix well.
Line 8" tin with greaseproof, and oil or butter.
Pour in mix.
Bake at about 180 for about 30 – 40 minutes. Cover with foil if necessary to prevent the top burning.
Test with a skewer to see if it's done.
Turn out onto a cooling rack, remove the greaseproof, turn the right way up and cool.

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