Boiled Date Cake

A very simple cake, with very few ingredients, and quick clean up. Just my sort of baking. It's not too sweet either.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1  cup milk
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1  cup  chopped dates
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 2  eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 1⁄4 cups self-raising flour, sifted

Directions

1. Combine butter, milk, sugar, dates and spices in a pan, stir over heat until butter is melted, bring to boil, remove from heat, stir in soda, stand 5 minutes.
2. Stir in lightly beaten eggs and sifted flour in two lots, mix well.
3. Pour mixture (it will be quite thick) into a well greased 20cm ring tin, bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes.
4. Turn onto a wire rack to cool.
5. Serve buttered.