Caramel, Banana, & Date Loaf
"This is a recipe I tore out of a magazine. i made it this week, and it was so delicious! It disappeared very quickly, and I have been asked to make another. My kids loved it and took slices in their lunch boxes. Even my eldest, who is kinda fussy and never eats cake..just LOVED it!"
photo by Jubes
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 loaf
ingredients
- 2 cups self raising flour
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup pitted dates, finely chopped
- 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3⁄4 cup orange juice
- 1 large egg
- 60 g butter, melted
- 1 cup ripe mashed banana
directions
- Grease a 14cmx21cm loaf pan, line base and long sides.
- Combine flour, bicarb, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir in dates and brown sugar. Make a well in the centre, add juice, butter, egg, and bananas. Mix with a wooden spoon until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
- Cook at 180C for about 1 hour.
- Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a rack.
- Serve warm or cold, with a little butter.
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Reviews
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Really great! I'm in the US so the measurements were approximate (60 grams of butter is approximately 1/2 a stick here for example, and 180C is just about 350F). I did not have orange juice, so I soaked the dates in Grand Marnier and used 2/3 cherry cider (it was the only juice I had in my fridge). Also, it makes more than can fit in our loaf pans here, so I had enough batter for a regular loaf pan and also a mini-loaf pan. You only want to fill the pans halfway because when you have self rising flour, it really does rise!! FYI - you can make self raising flour by ading 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 Tablespoon baking powder to 2 cups of regular flour. -
This was so yummy! It had the perfect hint of orange and the dates were so tasty. The only thing I would change for making it in the future is to double the recipe because by this morning all of it was gone. Thank you for posting such a lovely recipe -
Just made this and have to say that this is the best date loaf recipe I have come across and I have made a good few in my time. Loved the taste of the orange in this, was so moist and dangerously delicious. Could not wait till it cooled down, consequently 3 generous buttered slices later...just so so good!! Need to double the recipe next bake..ty Sara 76
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Easy, tasty and quick to make! -
This was on my schedule to make & then share with a neighbor couple, but then after reading through the other recipes I decided to double the batch & make a loaf for each of us! Other then that, however, I followed it right on down, using very moist, flavorful Medjol dates & must say that this is an absolutely great tasting loaf, with the recipe a keeper, for sure! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed as a recipenap in the current Aus/NZ Recipe Swap]
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Well..about me! I'm married, I have 2 kids (both boys), and I live in Australia.
I have loved cooking for as long as I can remember, and have become completely addicted to browsing through Zaar looking for new recipes!
I have a small animal shelter for rabbits and guinea pigs, and spend most of my time looking after kids or critters!.
My favourite cookbooks are The Essential Pasta Cookbook, The Central Cookery Book, Flo Bjielkie-Peterson's Country Cookbook, and Greek Cooking (I bought that one in Greece, and it's FANTASTIC). At the minute, we are getting ready to move, which is forcing me to sort through my recipe cabinet. I have been trying out all those recipes that are scribbled on pieces of paper, or torn from magazines, so I can decide ifthey are keepers or not. So far I've found a lot of keepers, and will work at posting them on here.
I'm passionate about a lot of things, mainly my kids, animals, and cooking.
I won't even start on my peeves, we'll be here all night! lol
