Ingredients

1. 375g dates or mix of other dried fruit
2. 3 tbsp. of cocoa mixed into 1 cup hot water
3. ½ cup Self Raising flour
4. ½ cup almond meal (if you don’t have almond meal use SR flour)

Instructions

• Set oven 180^o C
• Grease and line loaf tin (20 x 10cm base)
• Soak fruit in the cocoa and water for 2 hours
• Mix in the flour and/or Almond Meal (Optional add 1/3 cup of chopped nuts)
• Put into loaf tin and press firmly
• Bake 30 -35 min in oven
• Cool in tin 10 mins then cool completely on wire rack.
• Store in airtight container 3-4 days
• If desired, serve with a small amount of your favourite spread

Gluten free option

This recipe works very well if you replace the flour with Almond Meal

Just add 1.5 tsp of gluten-free baking soda over the fruit prior to soaking.

This makes the cake higher in protein, lower GI and gluten free.