Caramel, Banana, & Date Loaf

This is a recipe I tore out of a magazine. i made it this week, and it was so delicious! It disappeared very quickly, and I have been asked to make another. My kids loved it and took slices in their lunch boxes. Even my eldest, who is kinda fussy and never eats cake..just LOVED it!

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 2  cups self raising flour
• 1  teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1  cup pitted dates, finely chopped
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3⁄4 cup  orange juice
• 1  large egg
• 60  g butter, melted
• 1  cup  ripe  mashed banana

Directions

1. Grease a 14cmx21cm loaf pan, line base and long sides.
2. Combine flour, bicarb, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Stir in dates and brown sugar. Make a well in the centre, add juice, butter, egg, and bananas. Mix with a wooden spoon until smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
3. Cook at 180C for about 1 hour.
4. Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a rack.
5. Serve warm or cold, with a little butter.