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St George's News

Waterlooville's Parish Magazine

MARGARET DEAL'S DATE & WALNUT CAKE

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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