Spiced Date Brownie Cake Recipe | Abel & Cole

Ingredients

• 300g stoned dates, finely chopped
• 2 lemons, zest only
• 500ml freshly brewed strong black coffee
• Crushed seeds from 12 cardamon pods
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• 4 tbsp honey
• 4 tbsp black treacle
• 250g dark brown sugar
• 150g unsalted butter
• 3 eggs
• 150g mixed nuts
• 4 tbsp seeds (sesame, pumpkin and/or sunflower)
• 400g plain wholemeal or spelt flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 4 tbsp apricot jam (optional)