Recipes
Banana & date cake
For a strong banana flavour, use very ripe and soft bananas with skins that are spotty and turning brown.
For a strong banana flavour, use very ripe and soft bananas with skins that are spotty and turning brown.
(47 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour 40 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: 15p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 36g serving contains
Energy
523kj
125kcal
523kj
125kcal
6%
Fat
5.1g
5.1g
Med
7%
7%
Saturates
2.9g
2.9g
Med
15%
15%
Sugars
11g
11g
Med
12%
12%
Salt
0.09g
0.09g
Low
2%
2%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1453kj/347kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1453kj/347kcal
Ingredients
150g dried stoned dates
4 tbsp dark rum (or orange juice)
150g very ripe banana (peeled weight)
125g Asda Unsalted Butter, softened
125g caster sugar
1 small orange, zest of
2 large free-range eggs
175g self-raising flour
Method
1
Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Line a deep 18cm square cake tin.
2
Cut each date into four pieces using kitchen scissors. Put in a small pan with the dark rum or orange juice and heat gently until it comes to the boil. Turn off the heat and leave until cool.
3
Mash the banana in a bowl with a fork and set aside. Beat the butter, sugar and orange zest until light and creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding 1 level tbsp self-raising flour with each one. Stir in the rest of the flour, the prepared dates and mashed banana.
4
Put the mixture in the lined cake tin, level the top and bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes or till the top springs back when lightly pressed.