Saturday, July 17, 2010

Sempoi Walnuts & Dates Coffee Cake

3/4 cup hot strong coffee
1 cup chopped pitted dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

125g butter
1 cup caster sugar
2 eggs

1 3/4 cups plain flour
1/4 teaspoon soda bicarb
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

- preheat oven @ 180'c, grease & line baking pan w baking paper

- soak dates & walnuts in hot coffee till cooled

- cream butter & sugar, add eggs & beat till well mixed.
- sift dry ingredients into butter mixture and stir till well mixed.
- pour in dates, walnuts & coffee mix & stir till well combined
- batter will be thick
- pour into baking pan & bake for about 50 minutes or till skewer comes out clean from the center

- cool on rack & dust with icing sugar

happy trying :)

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