It might sound like an interesting combination, but rhubarb and date go together so well you’ll wish you tried this yummy cake earlier!

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups self-raising flour
• 125g margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups chopped rhubarb
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup skim milk

Method

1. Rub margarine into flour
2. Mix in the fruits and sugar
3. Add egg and milk
4. Mix to a smooth batter (apart from fruit pieces)
5. Bake at 200C in a regular oven for 1-1.5 hours
6. Leave in the round cake tin for a few minutes before turning out onto a rack to cool.
7. Can be iced/cream cheese topping/left plain.

Happy baking and happier eating…it’s yummy!