Date cake with banana

Ingredients

For 6 people

  • Dried pitted dates, thinly chopped - 100 g
  • Brown sugar - 100 g
  • All-purpose flour - 200 g
  • Beaten eggs - 2
  • Honey - 3 tablespoons
  • Coarsely chopped walnuts - 50 g
  • Butter - 175 g
  • Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
  • Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
  • Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
  • Mashed bananas - 2
  • Butter to grease the cake pan - 1 teaspoon
  • To prepare the frosting:
  • Honey - 2 tablespoons
  • Butter - 25 g
  • Coarsely chopped walnuts - 50 g

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 160°C. Grease a loaf pan with little butter and line it with parchment paper.

In the Moulinex Masterchef Gourmet stainless steel bowl, put the flour with the cinnamon, butter, sugar, eggs and honey. Mix the ingredients using the beater on medium speed until mixture is thick and light.

Add the bananas and mix until well combined.

Add the walnuts and date and fold in all together using a wooden spoon.

Pour the batter in the cake pan and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool.

To prepare the frosting: put the honey and butter in a pan and bring the mixture to a boil for a minute until thick.

Remove from heat and add the walnuts then allow to cool.

Drizzle the sauce on top of the cake then serve it.

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