** Veganised version of Gary Rhodes’ awesome recipe
Ingredients (Cake):
Dates (3/4 cup, chopped as fine as desired)
Water (1 1/4 cups)
Baking soda (1 tsp)
Margarine or vegan butter (4 tbsp)
Sugar (3/4 cup)
Chia seeds (2 tbsp + 6 tbsp of water, mixed and left for at least 5 minutes)
Self-raising flour (1 1/3 cups)
Vanilla extract (1 tsp)
Ingredients (Sauce):
Vegan cream/coconut milk (1 1/4 cups)
Brown sugar (1/3 cup)
Treacle/molasses (2 tsps)
Method:
Preheat oven to 180ºC.
Boil dates in water for 5 minutes until soft, then add baking soda.
Mix together margarine and sugar until creamy then add chia eggs.
Add vanilla, date/water mix, and flour and mix.
Grease pan (Rhodes advises a 11×7 inch baking dish) and add mix.
Bake for 30/40 minutes, until firm to the touch and toothpick comes out clean.
For the sauce, add all ingredients to a pan and stir together over a low heat until combined.
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