by popular demand, here is Margaret Deal's recipe for her Date and Walnut Cake...
½lb. self raising flour
¼lb. margarine
2 oz.
chopped walnuts
½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
packet Dates
1
egg
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup boiling water
Method:
Cut dates into small pieces and cover with boiling water.
Cream margarine and sugar, add egg, flour, walnuts, bicarbonate of soda and dates in water.
Mix well and put in a 7 inch greased cake tin and bake for 1¼ hours at 350°F 180°C or gas mark 4.
written by Margaret Deal
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