Donna Hay's Earl Grey Tea Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 160°c.
• 2 place the dates, bicarbonate of soda and tea in a bowl and set aside for 10 minutes.
• 3 using a hand-held blender, blend the date mixture until smooth. set aside.
• 4 place the apple, flour and sugar in a bowl and mix to combine.
• 5 add the butter, vanilla, eggs and date mixture and mix well to combine.
• 6 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.
• 7 allow to cool in tin for 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire tack to cool completely.