Caramel, Banana, & Date Loaf

Submitted by Sara 76

"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: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• 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.

Reviews

[Carolyn R.]

Really great! I'm in the US so the measurements were approximate (60 grams of butter is approximately 1/2 a stick here for example, and 180C is just about 350F). I did not have orange juice, so I soaked the dates in Grand Marnier and used 2/3 cherry cider (it was the only juice I had in my fridge). Also, it makes more than can fit in our loaf pans here, so I had enough batter for a regular loaf pan and also a mini-loaf pan. You only want to fill the pans halfway because when you have self rising flour, it really does rise!! FYI - you can make self raising flour by ading 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 Tablespoon baking powder to 2 cups of regular flour.

 

[Pixies Kitchen]

This was so yummy! It had the perfect hint of orange and the dates were so tasty. The only thing I would change for making it in the future is to double the recipe because by this morning all of it was gone. Thank you for posting such a lovely recipe

 

[Polly F.]

Just made this and have to say that this is the best date loaf recipe I have come across and I have made a good few in my time. Loved the taste of the orange in this, was so moist and dangerously delicious. Could not wait till it cooled down, consequently 3 generous buttered slices later...just so so good!! Need to double the recipe next bake..ty Sara 76

 

[tisham]

Easy, tasty and quick to make!

 

[Sydney Mike]

This was on my schedule to make & then share with a neighbor couple, but then after reading through the other recipes I decided to double the batch & make a loaf for each of us! Other then that, however, I followed it right on down, using very moist, flavorful Medjol dates & must say that this is an absolutely great tasting loaf, with the recipe a keeper, for sure! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed as a recipenap in the current Aus/NZ Recipe Swap]