Date, Bran and Oatmeal Cake Recipe
- Half a cup of butter (or your choice)
- Half a cup of sugar
- 1/4th cup of fancy molasses
- Half a cup of Bran
- Half a cup of Oats
- One cup of very hot water, put over the bran and oats mixed together in a bowl and let sit for ten minutes.
- 3/4th cup of chopped Dates.
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 tbsp. of baking powder
- half a tsp of salt
- tsp of ginger
- half a tsp of all spice
Boil water, add your bran and oats into a bowl, cover with a cup of very hot water and let it soak and cool for ten minutes.
Mix your fat with your sugars, cream together, then add your eggs and mix them in well, then add your cooled but still a touch warm oats, bran and chopped dates and mix it together..
Then add flour, salt, spices and baking powder mix it though and into a 9 by 11 pan for a short but moist cake or into muffin tins for breakfast muffins.
Bake at 350 till knife comes out clean
I love anything with dates! c
I got a great sale on Dates at Christmas time and I am so happy to have a good amount in the house for use.. they are so good..