Ginger beer date cake with cream cheese frosting

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250ml) ginger beer
• 300 gram fresh dates, pitted, chopped
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
• 250 gram unsalted butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cup (385g) firmly packed brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 3 cup (450g) plain (all-purpose) flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup (60ml) milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Cream cheese frosting
• 500 gram cream cheese, softened, chopped
• 1 cup (220g) firmly packed brown sugar
• 3 teaspoon mixed spice