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Date and cherry loaf cake
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Prep Time:
25 minutes
25 minutes
Cook Time:
45 minutes
45 minutes
Total Time:
70 minutes
70 minutes
Delicious cherry cake with a citrusy syrup drizzle.
Ingredients:
- 125g butter or margarine
- 250g sugar
- 2 extra large eggs
- 500g plain flour
- 4.00 gm baking powder
- 2.50 gm bicarbonate of soda
- 100g red glace cherries, quartered
- 125g pitted dates, chopped
- 200ml natural yoghurt or sour milk
- 200ml orange juice
- 5g grated orange rind
- 200g sugar
Instructions:
- Combine the butter and sugar until creamy, then add eggs one at a time, beating until light and fluffy.
- Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda. Mix into the egg mixture. Gently fold in the fruit.
- Mix the yoghurt into the batter until well combined, then transfer the mixture into a greased loaf or ring cake tin. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 35-45 minutes until golden brown.
- Make syrup by placing all ingredients in a small saucepan and simmering for 5 minutes. Then, drizzle the warm syrup over the cake.
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