Yummy Yummy Coffee Date Gateau!!

This is from today's thursday magazine and I swear this is delish! Not for calorie counters though! Preparation time does not include the time to chill this heavenly treat.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1  plain  sponge cake
• 10 -12  pieces  Marie biscuits
• 2  tablespoons  nescafe instant coffee powder
• 20  pieces dates, seedless
• 1  envelope  Dream Whip or 1  cup  fresh  sweetened whipped cream

Directions

1. Slice the sponge cake into 1/2" thick slices.
2. Line the bottom of an 8 inch dessert bowl with the sliced cake.
3. Soak with 1/4 cup of sugar syrup water.
4. Dissolve the coffee in 1/2 cup warm water.
5. Dip the Marie biscuits,one at a time,in the liquor.
6. Top the cake layer with this.
7. Decorate the dates.
8. Soak them in half a cup of milk for 15 minutes.
9. Top the biscuit layer with a layer of dates.
10. Whip the Dream whip as per the instrcutions given on the sachet/use fresh cream.
11. Top the date layer with the whipped cream.
12. Chill for 5 hours.
13. Decorate with additional whipped cream and dates.
14. Serve cold.