Canadian Date Cake  

 Ingredients 

• 125g butter 

• 2 eggs 

• 2 cups SR Flour 

• 1 tablespoon cocoa 

• 2/3 cup milk 

• ¼ cup chopped walnuts 

• ½ teaspoon cinnamon 

• ¾ cup chopped dates 

• ¾ cup sugar 

Method 

Cream butter and sugar and add eggs. Sift flour, cinnamon and cocoa and add to butter mixture alternately with milk. Add dates and nuts. Bake in 6 inch sandwich tins in a moderate oven. 

Date filling 

• 1 cup chopped dates 

• 4 tablespoons milk 

• 65g butter 

• ½ cup brown sugar 

Place dates, butter and milk in saucepan and stir well for 2-3 minutes until mixed together. Add brown sugar. Beat well and allow to cool.