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Recipes
Sticky Date Cake
Serves: 12-16
400g pitted dates, chopped
⅔ cup boiling water
3 teaspoons baking powder
250g butter, room temperature
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
3 cups plain flour
½ cup milk
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line
two 20cm cake pan with baking paper.
2. Place the dates, water and baking
powder in a small bowl. Set aside for 10
minutes.
3. Place butter and sugar in the Stainless
Steel Mixing Bowl. Using the beater
attachment on medium speed mix until
light and creamy. Add eggs one at a
time, making sure to beat well after each
addition.
4. Add flour, milk and date mixture. Reduce
to low speed mixing until well combined.
5. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 40
minutes or until cooked when tested.
Serve warm with toffee sauce.
Toffee Sauce
Makes: 3 cups
300g butter, chopped
1 ½ cups thickened cream
1 ½ cups firmly packed brown sugar
1. Place all ingredients in a small
saucepan. Stir over medium heat until
melted and combined. Simmer for 3
minutes. Pour over sticky date pudding.
Tip: This sauce is also great over vanilla
ice-cream.
Cheese Biscuits
Makes: 80 approximately
400g butter, room temperature
1 ½ cups grated parmesan cheese
1 ½ cups grated Swiss cheese
6 eggs
4 cups plain flour
1 ½ teaspoons cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon rock salt
1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line
two large baking trays with baking paper.
2. Place butter and cheeses in the Stainless
Steel Mixing Bowl. Using the beater
attachment on medium speed mix until
well combined. Add eggs one at a time,
making sure to beat well after each
addition.
3. Reduce to low speed. Add flour and
cayenne pepper mixing until well
combined.
4. Use a rolling pin, roll out dough until ½
cm thick. Using a 4cm cutter cut dough
and place onto prepared trays. Sprinkle
with rock salt.
5. Bake for 10 minutes or until cooked.
Place on wire rack to cool.