this is the second date loaf I have made in a week, the first went as quick as a whiz so thought I had better make another, Gerry (husband)likes to have a slice of what my mum always called cut and come again cake, which really was any cake that was not overly rich or creamy, like a loaf cake, maybe currants, dates, cherries or what ever.. qahtan
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1 cup butter
1 cup soft brown sugar
2 cups A P flour
4 eggs
level teaspoon BP
2/3 tablespoons very very strong black coffee
and as many chopped dates as you want to put in.. I like lots
Bake slow at 285......
Looks good to me as I like cake almost as much as biscuits, especially with a cup of tea! :)
Wow Mike you jumped on it almost as quick as Gerry did.....
I 'll send you a slice.. ;-))) qahtan
Oooooooh noooooo another one to try!
Keep them coming qahatan :)
1 cup = 4.5ozs to us over the pond?
Ninny
I looked at that, then looked at the recipe & thought....this is the cake I used to make with a goodly helping of Allspice in it....but then....do I mean Allspice or mixed spices? ::)
Whichever, it looks really good 8)
Thanks for the 'cups' translation as well as the recipe.
OH loves coffee cake and I have some walnuts. So thinking a variation on that one will suit him nicely. Might even give it a go with my gluten free flour.
Ok im being dumb is A P flour plain or self raising ???
If using baking powder then usualy i'ts plain flour as self raising already has BP in it... but some recipes have both SRF and BP.
Neil
A P is American meaning All Purpose. I would say it is the same as our plain flour ,when we used it abroad to show the natives how to make Yorkshire puds and they rose. If it had been SR they would not have been so good.
Yea but 75% pf the people over here can't make Yorkshire puddings, they either do with out or buy them frozen......
Have just made 5 white loaves at 20 ounces each and 1 at 16 ounces....
1 litre warm water
10 cups dip and scoop AP flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
1 and 1/2 teaspoons fine sea salt
3 ounces about soft salted butter
1 inch cube fresh yeast.
AP flour plain flour, qahtan