Ginger - Date Squares
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped favourite nuts ⓘ
- 1/3 cup chopped preserved gingerroot ⓘ
- 3/4 cup chopped dates ⓘ
- 2 eggs ⓘ
- 1/2 cup sugar ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 3/4 cup soft unbleached flour ⓘ
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter ⓘ
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (sucanat) ⓘ
- 3/4 cup icing sugar ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Butter a 9" square pan.
- Chop the nuts, ginger and dates.
- Set them aside.
- Beat the eggs.
- Beat in the sugar and the melted butter.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add the dates and nuts to the flour.
- Mix in the wet ingredients.
- It will seem like there is a great deal of dates and nuts, and very little batter.
- Don't worry, it will work out.
- Spread evenly in the prepared 9" pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, until done.
- Remove and let cool in the pan.
- Heat the butter, milk and brown sugar until dissolved.
- Beat in the icing sugar and the vanilla.
- Spread the icing over the cake.
- Cut it into squares, and remove them from the pan.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
802
kcal
40% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).