Walnut Espresso Date Cake
Preparation time is 30minutes
Cook time is 40minutes
Total time is 1hours 10minutes
Serve is for 8 people
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Difficulty level: 3 out of 4
13 Ingredients
Number of servings
8
- 500grams pitted dates
- 125grams coarse semolina
- 250grams butter
- 250 sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/4teaspoons bi carb soda
- 2 tea bags (in one cup boiling hot water)
- 2teaspoons almond essense
- 150grams cashew and walnuts mixed
- 2teaspoons coffee powder, with a bit of hot water for frosting
- 50grams butter (for frosting)
- 100grams icing sugar (for frosting)
- 50grams self raising flour
Description
An exotic dessert
Method
Step 1 of 4
Chop the dates and add the hot tea mixture on it and add the baking soda. Let this rest for 2 hours, so the dates get very soft and mash them a bit afterwards.
Step 2 of 4
Beat the sugar and butter till creamy, then add one egg at a time. add the almond essence at this stage.
Step 3 of 4
Add the semolina, self raising flour, mashed dates and chopped nuts, fold them well and bake for 40 minutes at 180°C.
Step 4 of 4
When the cake cools completely, beat together the frosting ingredients and pour over the cake. garnish with walnuts..
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Disclaimer
Woolworths customer recipe: This is a bunch member recipe. It hasn’t been created or tested by Woolworths. Any recipe content or claims may or may not be accurate.