Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

CAKE
500 ml flour
400 ml sugar
1 egg
2 ml baking powder
375 ml butter
1 1/2 cups pitted dates, chopped
250 ml boiling water
5 ml baking soda
1 pinch salt
TOPPING
45 ml butter
45 ml milk
45 ml sugar

Preparation

Put dates in boiling water with baking soda and leave to cool.
Cream sugar, butter and vanilla extract.
Add egg and dates and mix in well.
Add all dry ingredients.
Place in prepared baking pan and ake at 180C for 45 minutes.
5 minutes before cake comes out of oven, boil topping ingredients together for 3 minutes.
Stab cake with knife and pour topping over as it comes out of the oven.
Serve warm or cool.