Walnut, date & honey cake

DessertTurkish
Walnut, date & honey cake

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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