Eggless Date Apple & Walnut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

60 g butter or 60 g margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 teaspoon hot water
3/4 cup apple puree
1 cup wholemeal self-rising flour
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 cup chopped pitted dates
2 teaspoons slivered almonds

Preparation

Set oven at 180dg c .
Grease and line a 200mm bar tin.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix bi-carb and water. Stir bi-carb mixture into all other ingredients (except almonds)and mix well.
Place in pan and sprinkle with the slivered almonds.
Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool on rack and cut into bars.
Serve warm with whipped cream or cold.