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Add a photoA Cape Malay recipe as reproduced on I Africa "an olden time dessert learnt from granny." It always takes me back to my very young childhood days when I used to spend rainy days in my gran's large old kitchen in Bredasdorp with its wood-burning stove, keeping warm and enjoying the smells that came from the oven.
Ingredients
- 1x250g stoneless dates
- ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 4 cups self-raising flour
- `/2 teaspoon ground mixed spice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- A pinch of salt
- 90g soft butter
- ½ cup soft brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 250ml milk
- 1 tablespoon oil
- A pinch of salt
Directions
- Cream the butter, sugar and egg together.
- Add the milk, oil and salt.
- Mix the dry ingredients together except the dates and add the egg mixture
- Add the dates to the mixture and mix well.
- Turn out on a greased ovenproof dish.
- Bake on the middle shelf at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes and serve with custard.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 179g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 542 | |
| Calories from Fat 161 | 30% |
| Total Fat 18.27g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat 9.31g | 37% |
| Trans Fat 0.06g | |
| Cholesterol 106mg | 35% |
| Sodium 1347mg | 56% |
| Potassium 216mg | 6% |
| Total Carbs 82.09g | 22% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.4g | 8% |
| Sugars 20.37g | 14% |
| Protein 11.85g | 19% |
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