Good old-fashioned baking. This dateandwalnutcakerecipe was discovered in the archives. Of course there are always endless variations on recipes that people want to share and there are fashions in cooking like the present love of Cupcakes
This carrot cake with walnuts is perfect for picnics, it is easy to carry and mess free. This recipe combines the crunchiness of the carrots and the walnuts with a moist batter
Save Recipe Print. This dateandwalnut loaf is outstanding as an afternoon tea cake. Leave until it goes cold Beat together the butter and sugar Add the beaten eggs Gradually add the flour, salt and chopped nuts Add the datesand the liquid they were soaking in
I made it with wholemeal self-raising flour. I sometimes use rapadura sugar in my recipes – it is unrefined and has more vitamins and minerals than refined white sugar – but as the end of the day it is still sugar and should be consumed in moderation
Handful of dried pitted dates (chopped into small pieces). This loaf tin can be kept for several days if wrapped in cling film and kept in a suitable (air tight) container
In with the walnutsand then the coffee essence. Once the cakes were cold half of the buttercream was spread on one cakeand then the other placed on top, with the remainder of the icing being spread over this
Tip the self-raising flour into a mixing bowl then mix in the baking powder and pinch of salt. I'd like to point out that this is not going to become a regular thing, rather an early-January enthusiastic calorie awareness on my part
A madeira recipe is quite a sturdy one to use for a decorated cake like this and it will withstand a bit of fondant icing on the top as its quite a dense textured cake
Check half way, and if the cake is over browning, place a sheet of greaseproof paper on top. She’s really into trying new recipes at the moment, and she gave this one a whirl
Many years ago, when I was a student, one of my housemates tried a recipe – and it was a disaster. If you leave in the oven too long, the sugar will burn and set solid, making it brittle and bitter
A vanilla pod, chocolate fondant icing, walnut halves, a fine paint brush and leaf cutters. This is the cake I made this week for our ClandestineCake Club event
Unlike other kinds of fruit bread, you want to knead the dates into this dough - they smush in so that you see little flecks of them, but you are not interested in preserving their shape
Finish with some more walnut halves and have with a lovely china cup of tea. Spread the buttercream over the bottom of one cake, flip it over and do the same on top of the other
You can also use any combination of dried fruit you like, I had a lot of dates, so half of my loaf is dates, the rest a mix of raisins, currants and mixed dried fruit
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