Date & Walnut Cake

• This cake is not really a Polish recipe but it is well liked in my family.
• The instructions for the original recipe said to make this in a large loaf tin.
• However I think it is much better baked as a round cake.

Ingredients

• 225g dried dates
• Pinch of bicarbonate of soda
• 150ml of boiling water
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• 75g butter
• 75g granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 225g plain flour
• 2½ teaspoons of baking powder
• 75g of walnuts- chopped

Method

• Grease and line a 20cm circular tin – or use a cake liner.
• Chop the dates and put them into a bowl.
• Add the bicarbonate of soda.
• Pour on the boiling water and mix.
• Leave till cool.
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• Pre-heat the oven to GM 4 – 180°C
• Cream the butter and sugar.
• Beat in the eggs.
• Mix the baking powder with the flour and stir this in.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Stir in the dates.
• Mix well together.
• Spoon into the baking tin – smooth the top with a wooden spoon.
• Bake for 40 – 45 minutes
• Leave to cool in the tin.