Sticky Date Cake

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Sticky Date Cake

 

2 tsps. vanilla

1 cup pitted dates

1 1/3 cups water

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup butter or marg

3/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

2 eggs

2 cups self-raising flour

3/4 cup brown sugar

 

Icing:

3/4 cup brown sugar

3 tablespoons ice cream

1/4 cup butter

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a round springform cake pan.

Into a saucepan, bring together water, vanilla and dates to a boil.

Turn off heat, add baking soda, take off heat and cover.

Cream butter with castor sugar and grated orange rind.

Add eggs; beat thoroughly.

Fold in flour then mix in dates, with their liquid; then add brown sugar.

Pour into prepared pan.

Bake into preheated oven, for 40 minutes.

Pour icing over warm cake.

 

Icing

Bring together brown sugar, ice cream and butter to a boil.

Lower heat and simmer for 2 minutes.

Set aside until thickened.

 

 

 

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