A date and coffee loaf topped with delicious, smooth coffee icing.
Yield
8 to 10 Servings
Prep Time
25mins
Cook Time
60mins
Difficulty Level
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A date and coffee loaf topped with delicious, smooth coffee icing.

Ingredients

  • 2 tsps OLDTOWN 3 in 1 Less Sugar White Coffee
  • ¼ cup hot water
  • 1 cup dried pitted dates, finely chopped
  • 125 g butter, softened
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
  • ¾ cup milk

COFFEE ICING

  • 2 tsps OLDTOWN 3 in 1 Less Sugar White Coffee
  • 1 tbsp hot water
  • 1½ cups icing sugar mixture
  • 20 g butter, softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
01.

In a small bowl, dissolve coffee in hot water. Add dates and set aside 15 mins.

02.

Preheat oven to moderate, 180 C. Lightly grease a 13 x 20 cm loaf pan. Line base and 2 long sides with 1 sheet baking paper, extending 2 cm above edges of pan.

03.

In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until pale. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in date mixture. Fold through sifted flour alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.

04.

Spoon mixture into pan. Smooth surface. Bake 50 to 60 mins until cooked when tested. Cool in pan 10 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

05.

COFFEE ICING In a medium bowl, dissolve coffee in hot water. Add all remaining ingredients, whisking together until thick and smooth.

06.

Spread over cooled loaf. Store in an airtight container.

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