Ingredients

Serves 4-6

1 ½ cups boiling water
70gr dates, chopped
1 ¾ tspns bi-carb soda
¾ cup (170gr) softened butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups plain flour
½ tspn salt
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup sugar
½ cup broken walnuts

Method

Preheat the oven to 175ºC. Lightly grease a 28cm x 18cm lamington tin.

Pour boiling water over the dates and stir in 1 tspn of the bi-carb soda. Allow to cool.

Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs then remaining bi-carb soda, sifted flour and salt. Fold in the date mixture.

Pour into the prepared tin and sprinkle over the chocolate chips, sugar and walnuts. Bake for 35-45 minutes. Serve hot with whipped cream as a dessert, or cold as a cake.

This cake is very easy and no icing is required.

 

From Country Women's Association (CWA) Cakes, Penguin, RRP $24.95