Royal Date Gingerbread Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

300 g pitted dates
2 teaspoons baking soda
500 ml boiling water
240 g butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
500 g all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
100 g finely chopped walnuts
100 g butter
200 g brown sugar
4 tablespoons heavy cream
50 g finely chopped walnuts
18 pitted dates, cut in half

Preparation

chop the dates, place them in a large bowl and sprinkle with baking soda, pour over the boiling water and let cool.
preheat your oven to 170 \u00b0C.
meanwhile whip the butter, about 4-5 minutes.
add the egg and whip again until fluffy.
now add the flour combined with the salt and the walnuts.
finally, pour in the date mixture and mix well.
spread on a baking pan (approximately 25 x 38 cm) lined with baking paper and bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
let the cake cool, turn it over and remove the baking paper.
prepare the icing: in a saucepan, melt the butter and the cream on low heat.
add the sugar, increase heat to medium and cook for 3 minutes, or until the mixture thickens.
while still hot, pour on the cake and spread evenly.
sprinkle the chopped walnuts over the cake and decorate with dates.