Donna Hay'S Earl Grey Tea Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chopped fresh dates
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
3/4 cup brewed earl grey tea
2 apples, peeled and grated
1 1/4 cups self-raising flour, sifted
3/4 cup brown sugar
150 g butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs

Preparation

Preheat oven to 160\u00b0C.
Place the dates, bicarbonate of soda and tea in a bowl and set aside for 10 minutes.
Using a hand-held blender, blend the date mixture until smooth. Set aside.
Place the apple, flour and sugar in a bowl and mix to combine.
Add the butter, vanilla, eggs and date mixture and mix well to combine.
Spoon into a lightly-greased 2.5 litre capacity (10 cup) loaf tin and bake for 45 -55 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer.
Allow to cool in tin for 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire tack to cool completely.