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Sticky Date Caramel Slab Cake

Summary

Servings 24
Time Needed Prep
Cook
Ingredients 16
Difficulty Medium

Rating (click to rate)

4.9 based on 9 ratings.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Dates chopped
  • 1 cup Water
  • 100 g Butter
  • 1/3 cups Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cups Maple Syrup
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 3 Eggs
  • 2 cups Self Raising Flour
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ginger minced
  • Caramel Icing
  • 1 cup Icing Sugar
  • 1/4 cups Brown Sugar
  • 40 g Butter
  • 2 tbsp Sour Cream
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Nutrition Information

Qty per
92g serve
Qty per
100g
Energy 33.535416666667kcalcal 36.531185450017kcalcal
Protein 1.0004166666667gg 1.0897853794557gg
Fat (total) 0.00083333333333333gg 0.00090777624277858gg
 - saturated 0gg 0gg
Carbohydrate 7.43125gg 8.095094644978gg
 - sugars 0.16666666666667gg 0.18155524855572gg
Dietary Fibre 0.17125gg 0.186548017891gg
Sodium 133.52083333333mgmg 145.4484484992mgmg

Nutritional information does not include the following ingredients: Dates, Water, Butter, Brown sugar, Maple syrup, Eggs, Cinnamon, Ginger, Icing Sugar, Brown sugar, Butter, Sour cream, Vanilla

Please Note - Nutritional information is provided as a guide only and may not be accurate.

Sticky Date Caramel Slab Cake

This is deliciously sweet Sticky Date Caramel Slab goes really well with ice cream and cream. Nom nom nom! It makes for a ‘Birthday Cake with a Difference’ – perfect for Grown Ups who might be a bit sick of traditional chocolate cakes or sponge cakes.

The Caramel Icing just gives it an extra kick of sweet!

Sticky Date Caramel Slab Cake should be served warm on its own!

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

  2. Place dates and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Now add butter, brown sugar and maple syrup and return to the boil. Add bicarb and minced ginger, mix. Allow to cool slightly.

  3. Sift flour and cinnamon into large bowl. Add lightly beaten eggs and mix.

  4. Add date mix and stir in with wooden spoon until smooth.

  5. Pour into lamington tray, lined with baking paper.

  6. Bake for 25 minutes.

  7. Melt brown sugar and butter in saucepan over medium heat.

  8. Remove from heat and stir through sour cream, add sifted icing sugar and vanilla.

  9. Mix until smooth using a whisk.

  10. Allow cake and icing to cool before pouring icing over cake.

Recipe Hints and Tips:

  • Sticky Date Slab Cake is suitable for freezing (un-iced) for up to 4 months. Otherwise store iced in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Stay at home mum-Lydia
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Lydia Williams

Lydia is our gorgeous food editor and a ray of sunshine in the Stay at Home Mum kitchen. In between cooking and and trialing all our recipes you can f...Read Moreind her photographing her work for Stay at Home Mum. She has 2 gorgeous children and a spunk of a husband who understands her passion for food. Read Less

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