Molly Cake

🥘 Ingredients

• dates 250 g
• water 300 ml
• plain flour 85 g
• baking powder 3 tsp
• ground mixed spice 1 tsp
• wholemeal flour 85 g
• dried mixed fruit 500 g
• ground almonds 50 g
• orange juice 80 ml

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 170°C, gas mark 3 and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment.
2. 2

   Put dates and water in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
3. 3

   Sieve plain flour , baking powder and ground mixed spice into a bowl. Add wholemeal flour , dried mixed fruit and ground almonds and stir to combine.
4. 4

   Stir in the wet date mixture and orange juice . Mix well. Spoon into the loaf tin.
5. 5

   Bake for 45 minutes , or until a skewer comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool.