Boiled Date Cake 

Ingredients 

• 140g butter 

• 1 cup water 

• 4 cups chopped dates or sultanas 

• ½ cup mixed peel 

• 1 cup brown sugar 

• 1 teaspoon cocoa 

• 1 teaspoon mixed spice 

• 1 teaspoon nutmeg 

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon 

• Pinch of salt 

• 1 tablespoon coffee essence 

• 2 beaten eggs 

• 1 cup SR flour 

• 1 ¼ cups plain flour 

• 1 teaspoon bicarb soda 

• Sherry or orange juice to mix 

Method 

Boil for 5 minutes butter, water, chopped dates, peel, sugar, cocoa and spices. Cool. Mix through coffee essene. Add flours, salt and soda, stirring in with sherry or orange juice and eggs to make a nice soft dough. Bake in a moderate oven 1 ½ hours.