Brick Mill Café
1473 Main North Rd, Waikuku, North Canterbury
ph (03) 310 0629.
Open Tuesday-Sunday 8.30am-4pm.
Owners: Kathie and Janet Scott
This recipe first appeared in Food magazine.
Follow Food on Facebook, Instagram and sign up to their e-newsletter.
Ingredients
Icing
Method
1.Preheat the oven to 150°C. Line the base of a 30cm x 20cm Swiss roll pan with baking paper.
2.Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then add the sugar, butter, milk and the coffee, combined with the tablespoon of sugar, and the dates. Mix well.
3.Sift in the flour and baking powder and mix well. Pour into the prepared pan.
4.Bake for 20-30 minutes until set and golden. Cool.
5.Combine the icing ingredients, adding just enough boiling water to make the mixture spreadable. Using a spatula, spread over the base and sprinkle with the reserved chopped dates. Cut into squares or bars.
