Date & Ginger Cake

A cake spices with ginger liqueur and topped with sweet dates

Posted by Cat Morley

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Laced with Kings Ginger Liqueur, this cake is topped with buttercream icing, ginger and chopped dates for a spicy and sweet treat.

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You Will Need (15 things)

  • For the cake

  • 300 g Butter
  • 200 g Light Brown Sugar
  • 3 Eggs
  • 3 oz Kings Ginger Liqueur
  • 300 g Self-Raising Flour
  • 150 mm Soya Milk
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Ginger
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 8 - 10 chopped Dates

  • For the icing

  • 250 g Icing Sugar
  • 100 g Butter

Steps (9 steps, 45 minutes)

  1. 1

    Cream together the butter and brown sugar.

  2. 2

    Beat in the eggs, one at a time.

  3. 3

    Add the Kings Ginger liqueur.

  4. 4

    Add the flour and soya milk a little at a time and mix to combine.

  5. 5

    Stir in the spices, salt and dates. Keep a handful of dates to one side for topping your cake.

  6. 6

    Separate into two cake tins and bake at 180'C for 45 minutes until golden.

  7. 7

    When the cake has cooled, cream together the icing sugar and butter.

  8. 8

    Spread half the icing on one cake before sandwiching a second cake on top. Spread with the remaining icing.

  9. 9

    Top with the remaining dates and sprinkle with ginger before serving.