Date and Ginger Loaf Recipe | olivemagazine

Ingredients

• 250g dates pitted and chopped
• 200ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 100g unsalted butter softened, plus extra for the tin
• 150g soft light brown sugar
• 3 eggs large
• 250g plain flour sifted
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 3 balls stem ginger in syrup chopped
• 150g icing sugar sifted
• 1 ball stem ginger in syrup chopped, plus 2 tbsp syrup from the jar