Name: Sticky Date Cakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup dates; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 150 g unsalted butter; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed; 2 egg lightly beaten; 2 tbs golden syrup; 3/4 cup cream

by oldsheila Last updated on 07/09/2019

Nice for dessert with a good dollop of cream or ice-cream. - oldsheila

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup dates
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
150 g unsalted butter
1 1/2 cup self-raising flour
1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
2 egg lightly beaten
2 tbs golden syrup
3/4 cup cream

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 6x1 cup muffin pan.
Step 2

Place dates and 1 cup of water in a saucepan, bring to the boil, remove from heat, stir in the bicarb.
Step 3

Add 60 g of the butter and stir until dissolved.
Step 4

Sift the flour into a large bowl, add ⅔ cup of the sugar and stir.
Step 5

Add the date mixture and egg and stir until just combined. Spoon mixture evenly into the muffin cups.
Step 6

Bake for 20 minutes.
Step 7

Syrup: Place golden syrup and cream with the remaining butter and sugar in a saucepan, stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
Step 8

Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes.