Name: Coffee Walnut Condensed Milk Fruit Cake recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 105 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: australian
Ingredients: 500g pitted dates, chopped; 250g mixed dried fruit; 60.00 ml instant espresso powder; 395g tin condensed milk; 3 eggs; 375.00 ml self raising flour; 250.00 ml walnuts

by Greer Worsley Last updated on 06/07/2023

This dessert is a hit no matter which event I bring it to. Studded with walnuts, the rich coffee-flavoured condensed milk cake is like a cross between a fruit cake and a sticky date pudding. What’s not to love? - Greer Worsley

Ingredients

500g pitted dates, chopped
250g mixed dried fruit
3 tbsp instant espresso powder
395g tin condensed milk
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups self raising flour
1 cup walnuts

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 140C conventional. Grease a 20cm round springform cake tin and line the base and sides with two layers of baking paper.
Step 2

Place dates and dried fruit in a saucepan with 2 1/2 cups water and espresso powder. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes. Transfer to a large mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly.
Step 3

Stir condensed milk and eggs into the boiled fruit mixture. Fold through flour and walnuts. Pour into prepared cake tin and bake for 1 3/4 hours until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin.