Posted by Sumudu Gamage on February 07, 19100 at 11:05:23
500 gr. chopped pitted dates 1 cup boiling water 250 gr. flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 250 gr.margarine 200 gr.sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 eggs 100 gr.cashewnuts
Stir together dates,boiling water& baking soda.keep for 2 hours. Sieve flour three times with baking powder & salt on to a paper to mix well. Cream margarine & sugar together in a basin.
Add eggs one at a time, beating one minute after each. Add flour & mix on law speed. Add chopped cashewnuts & cooled date-water mixure alternately to beaten mixure, beating on law speed after each addition till just combined. Add vanilla & mix well. Bake in 160 oven for 45 minutes.