ingredients:

180g flour

175g butter

75g sugar

4 eggs

175g dates (use date paste or can use actual dates chopped and pitted)

3 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

120ml milk

1teaspoon vanilla (optional)

Preparation:

1)sieve together the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda

2)beat the sugar and butter together until fluffly and light. (with an electric mixer, much easier)

3) add eggs one by one

4)add vanilla, milk and date - beat until well mixed

5) add the flour mixture, add in 2 or 3 parts while mixing. do not mix for too long (2/3 mins)

6) bake middle shelf, 180 degrees for 40/45 mins. poke with skewer in the middle, if comes out clean then cake is ready.

7) enjoy.

i just made that cake and tasting the raw stuff was good BUT now that i have tasted the baked stuff i feel there's dates missing. so if you want it date-y then put 200g dates instead of 175g.

you can also add 60g nuts (walnut/chopped almonds or both) add it to the mixture before the flour.

maybe i'll upload a pic but im crap at doing this as i dont have one of those smart phones which makes uploading on revvy so easy.