Name: Banana and date cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: Banana and date fundraiser; 3 cup self-raising flour; 2 teaspoon mixed spice; 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 4 medium bananas, mashed (2 cups); 1 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1 cup chopped pitted dates; 1 cup natural yoghurt; 3/4 cup oil; Icing; 125 gram cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature; 1 1/2 cup pure icing sugar, sifted; 2 tablespoon orange juice; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Ingredients

Banana and date fundraiser

3 cup self-raising flour

2 teaspoon mixed spice

1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

4 medium bananas, mashed (2 cups)

1 1/2 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped pitted dates

1 cup natural yoghurt

3/4 cup oil

Icing

125 gram cream cheese, chopped, at room temperature

1 1/2 cup pure icing sugar, sifted

2 tablespoon orange juice

1 teaspoon grated orange zest

Method

Banana and date fundraiser

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 20 x 30cm cake pan with baking paper.

2.Sift flour, spice and soda into a large bowl. Stir in banana, sugar and dates. Make a well and lightly blend in yoghurt and oil until well combined.

3.Spoon mixture into pan, smoothing top. Bake for 50-60 minutes, until cooked when tested. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4.Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in icing sugar, juice and zest. Spread over cooled cake.

If you prefer, add 1 cup grated carrot to the mixture in place of 1 banana.
Note

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