Lumberjack Cake
Ingredients
- 2 apples, peeled and finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 cup chopped dates ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda ⓘ
- 1 cup boiling water ⓘ
- 1 cup sugar ⓘ
- 1 egg ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups flour ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 60 g butter ⓘ
- 1/4 cup pecan nuts (optional) ⓘ
- Topping ⓘ
- 60 g butter ⓘ
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed ⓘ
- 1 -2 tablespoon milk ⓘ
Instructions
- Combine apples, dates, bicarb soda and water.
- Allow to cool to lukewarm.
- Line an 8" 20cm deep cake tin.
- Heat oven to 180 degrees C.
- (350 degrees F).
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
- Sift flour and salt, beat in alternately with apple mixture.
- Pour into tin and bake for approximately 1 hour or until cooked.
- (layer pecan nuts on top pf cake before pouring topping on) Topping: Make topping by combining butter, sugar, milk and coconut.
- Use the microwave or the stove top.
- Heat over low temp till butter and sugar is melted.
- Spread over hot cake and return to oven for a further 20 minutes or until topping is golden brown.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1226
kcal
61% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).