Categories: Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 green apple, peeled, cored and diced
• 1C dates, chopped
• 1t bicarbonate of soda
• 1C boiling water
• 125g butter
• 1C caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 1t vanilla
• 1 1/2C plain flour, sifted
• Topping:
• 60g butter
• 1/2C brown sugar
• 1/2C shredded coconut
• 2T milk

Directions

1. Place apples, soda & dates in bowl.

2. Pour over boiling water, stand until cool.

3. Cream butter & sugar, blend in egg & vanilla.

4. Fold flour and fruit mixture into creamed mix.

5. Spread in greased & lined 23cm springform pan.

6. Bake at 180oC approx 45 minutes.

7. Prepare topping:

8. Combine all ingredients in small saucepan, heat, stirring, until butter is melted & sugar dissolved.

9. Remove cake from oven, spread topping evenly over top of cake.

10. Bake further 15 minutes until topping is golden and cake is cooked. Cool in tin.

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