Walnut, date & honey cake

Dessert · Turkish classic.

Ingredients

• 225g Self-raising Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 175g Butter
• 100g Muscovado Sugar
• 3 tablespoons Clear Honey
• 2 Beaten Egg
• 2 medium Banana
• 100g Stoned Dates
• 50g Walnuts

Method

1. Preheat the oven — Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3/fan oven 140C.
2. Continue cooking — Line the base and long sides of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper, buttering the tin and paper.
3. Mix together — Tip the flour, cinnamon, butter, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the honey and the eggs into a large mixing bowl.
4. Prep and chop — Mash the bananas and chop the dates (kitchen scissors are easiest for this) and add to the bowl.
5. Mix together — Beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes, using a wooden spoon or hand-held mixer, until well blended.
6. Continue cooking — Spoon into the prepared tin and level the top.
7. Bake — Scatter the walnut pieces over. Bake for 1 hour, then lightly press the top – it will feel firm if cooked.
8. Bake — If not, bake for a further 10 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes, then lift out of the tin using the paper.
9. Continue cooking — When cold, drizzle the remaining honey over. Cut into thick slices.

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