Ingredients
- Carrot Cake Mix 5 x 500g
- Wright’s Carrot Cake Mix 500g
- Water 150ml
- Dates (Chopped) 100g
- Honey 3 Tablespoon
- Over Ripe Bananas (mashed) 2
- Walnuts (Chopped) 50g
- Walnuts (Roughly Chopped) 50g
- Butter 50g
- Clear Honey 4 Tablespoons
Method (Makes 1 cake – 12 portions)
Place the cake mix, honey and water into a bowl.
Mix together to form a smooth batter.
Add the mashed bananas, walnuts, dates and mix well
Pour into a well greased or pre-lined (2lb) loaf tin.
Bake in a lower half of a pre-heated oven 170 °C (340°F, Gas Mark 3-4) for approximately 55-60 minutes.
Remove from tin after 5 minutes and cool on a wire tray.
Put the honey and butter into a small saucepan, stirring until the butter has melted and bring to the boil. Boil for about 1 minute until it has thickened slightly.
Stir in the walnuts and allow to cool, until thick and opaque.
Drizzle over the cake as per illustration and allow to set.
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