Eggless Date Apple & Walnut Cake

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!!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 Bars

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

Directions

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.