Eggless Date Apple & Walnut Cake

By cnash

My DD made this at school in cooking. I didnt even get to taste them. By the time I got home they were all gone !!!
My DH & DS gave them the big thumbs up, and have asked her to make them again!!

Ingredients

• 60 g butter or 60 g margarine
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon hot water
• 3/4 cup apple puree
• 1 cup wholemeal self-rising flour
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted dates
• 2 teaspoons slivered almonds

Preparation

Step 1

1 Set oven at 180dg c . 2 Grease and line a 200mm bar tin. 3 Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 4 Mix bi-carb and water. Stir bi-carb mixture into all other ingredients (except almonds)and mix well. 5 Place in pan and sprinkle with the slivered almonds. 6 Bake for 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. 7 Cool on rack and cut into bars. 8 Serve warm with whipped cream or cold.