Spiced Date Cake
This very old recipe was given to me on a old and crumbling piece of blue lined writing paper, browned on the edges. Before the cake name, in brackets is {Victoria’s}. So whoever she is I guess this is her recipe. As you look down the list of ingredients you will be as amazed as I was! Coffee? with dates? Plus spices? But, trust me, it is just lovely. Camp is just brilliant for baking.
Butter and line a 8” spring form cake tin. Pre heat your fan oven to 160C
You will need to start off by making a very strong cup of Camp Coffee, using at least two teaspoonfuls, or more. I did this the night before and used 3 teaspoonfuls Camp.
1 cup of Camp Coffee
1 large cupful of dates, chopped [from a block if possible]
Cover the dates with the hot coffee and stir to mix, then cool. [overnight]
In a mixing bowl, place
1½ large cups of flour
3 tablespoonfuls butter [marg in original]
1 cup of caster sugar
¾ teaspoonfuls grated nutmeg
½ teaspoonful bicarbonate of soda
1 cup of chopped nuts
½ small cup of mixed peel
½ teaspoonful mixed spice
pinch salt
Mix well. Add:
2 beaten eggs
dates and Camp Coffee mix
Mix until well combined and tip into your prepared tin. Bake for 1¼ hrs but turn down to 150C after 45 mins. Leave in the tin for a few mins before turning out onto a rack to cool.
Just wonderful.
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