Date & Walnut Spice Cake

Ingredients

• 115g Butter
• 175g Dark Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 175g Self Raising Flour
• 5g Bicarbonate Soda
• 2.5g Nutmeg
• 5g Mixed Spice
• Pinch of Salt
• 175ml Buttermilk
• 50g Dates
• 25g Walnuts

Topping:

• 60ml Honey
• 45ml Orange Juice
• Zest of 1 Orange

Method

1. Cream Butter and Sugar together
2. Beat in Eggs one at a time
3. Gradually add sifted in Flour, Bicarbonate of Soda, Spices and Salt – alternating with the Buttermilk (a little at a time)
4. Stir in Dates and Walnuts
5. Pour mix into tin and Bake @180C (50 mins)
6. For topping, bring Honey, Orange Juice and Zest to boil and simmer (3 mins)
7. Make hole in the cake and pour topping over
8. Serve with Ice Cream or Crème Friache

Banana, Walnut & Chocolate Loaf

Ingredients

• 4 Bananas
• 250g Caster Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 140g Butter
• 250g Plain Flour
• 2 tsp Backing Powder
• 100g Walnuts
• 100g Chocolate
• Icing Sugar

Method

1. Mix Bananas and Sugars with a folk
2. Mix in Eggs with electric whisk
3. Then ad butter and continue to whisk
4. Fold in Flour and Backing Power with spatula
5. Then mix in Walnut pieces and Chocolate chips
6. Pour into loaf tin and Bake @190C (1 hour)
7. Allow to cool the sieve over Icing Sugar

Leek, Walnut & Goats Cheese Slice

Ingredients

• Leeks
• Lemon Thyme
• Lemon Juice
• Puff Pastry
• Walnuts
• Goats Cheese

Method

1. Fry Leeks with Lemon Thyme until soft
2. Add Lemon Juice and remove form heat to cool
3. Roll out Puff Pastry
4. Layer Leeks on top
5. Then Sprinkle with Walnuts and Goats Cheese
6. Season, and Bake @200C (20 mins)
7. Serve with Salad

Coffee & Walnut Battenburg

Ingredients

• Butter
• Caster Sugar
• Eggs
• Self-Raising Flour
• Baking Powder
• Almonds
• Vanilla
• Milk
• Coffee
• Walnuts