Well, I have been doing some baking, but finally remembered to make something new, AND take a photo of it, so here goes! Delicious!!
Sticky Date pear cake with caramel nut topping
180g dates, diced
1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp orange zest
125g butter
220g (1cup) sugar
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
225g plain flour
2 pears peeled, cored and diced.
Topping
130g brown sugar
60 g butter
50 g rolled oats
50g mixed nuts chopped
45 ml (2tbs plus 1 tsp) milk
Combine dates, water, baking soda and zest and stand for 1 hour to allow dated to soften. Heat oven to 170c. Grease and line a 23cm square cake tin. Beat butter and sugar will creamy. Add egg and beat well. Stir in date mixture, vanilla, flour and pears until evenly combined. Spread mixture in tin and bake till just set, 25-30 minutes.
To make the topping, place all ingredients in a small pot and stir over low-moderated heat till dissolved and bubbling. Quickly spoon over cake and bake for another 15 minutes or till risen, golden and toasted.
Best served warm from the oven, with cream!
Serves 12
180g dates, diced
1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp orange zest
125g butter
220g (1cup) sugar
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
225g plain flour
2 pears peeled, cored and diced.
Topping
130g brown sugar
60 g butter
50 g rolled oats
50g mixed nuts chopped
45 ml (2tbs plus 1 tsp) milk
Combine dates, water, baking soda and zest and stand for 1 hour to allow dated to soften. Heat oven to 170c. Grease and line a 23cm square cake tin. Beat butter and sugar will creamy. Add egg and beat well. Stir in date mixture, vanilla, flour and pears until evenly combined. Spread mixture in tin and bake till just set, 25-30 minutes.
To make the topping, place all ingredients in a small pot and stir over low-moderated heat till dissolved and bubbling. Quickly spoon over cake and bake for another 15 minutes or till risen, golden and toasted.
Best served warm from the oven, with cream!
Serves 12
1 comment:
A fantastic dessert or with coffee. serve warm with cream, ice cream or custard or just by itself with coffee.
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