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Chocolate, date and coffee cake

An easy cake to satisfy your chocolate and coffee cravings. Serve with a cup of strong coffee.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Course: Dessert , Cake

Ingredients

  • <b>For the cake</b>
  • 300 ml | 10fl oz water
  • 200 g | 7oz pitted dates chopped small
  • 150 g | 5.3oz plain all purpose flour
  • 150 g | 5.3oz caster sugar
  • 60 g | 2oz unsalted butter
  • 125 g | 4oz ground almonds
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp cold brew coffee or 1 tbsp espresso granules
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla paste
  • pinch salt
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  • <b>Chocolate glaze</b>
  • 150 g | 5.3oz plain dark chocolate, chopped small
  • 100 ml | 3.3oz double cream
  • 1 tbsp golden syrup
  • cocoa nibs or edible flowers to decorate optional

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) and grease a springform cake tin with butter. Line the bottom with paper, grease and dust with flour. Shake out any excess.
  2. Put the water, coffee and dates in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Take off the heat, transfer to a food processor and pulse until smooth. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda – the mixture will froth up a little.
  3. Beat the butter and sugar with a stand or hand mixer until pale. Add the eggs, one at a time, and whisk to combine. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed.
  4. Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt and then add the date mixture. Fold everything together until batter is smooth.
  5. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake tin and level. Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes before carefully removing from the tin.
  6. Stir all the ingredients for the glaze in a small pan over low heat until smooth and glossy and pour over the cake letting it drip down the sides.
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  8. Recipe adopted from Indulgent Cakes.