Date & Walnut Cake

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar ((white can be used but flavor isn't as good))
• 2 tsps ground ginger
• 2 tsps mixed spice
• 1/2 tsps nutmeg
• 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((not a highly flavored one. See note below))
• 1/2 tsps bicarbonate of soda
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1/2 cup walnuts (finely chopped (use half walnuts for decoration. Note below))
• 2 cups self-raising flour ((I use wholemeal))
• 1 cup dates (- chopped)