Matrimonial Cake (Date Squares)
A date filling between two layers of brown sugar oat crumble.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 55 min
- Servings
- 16
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 265 kcal
Equipment
- •23x23 cm tin
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 265 kcal
- fat
- 10 g
- carbs
- 42 g
- protein
- 3 g
- calories
- 265
Instructions
- 1
Simmer the dates with the water for 10 minutes to a thick paste, stir in the lemon and cool.
- 2
Rub the butter into the oats, flour, brown sugar and soda.
- 3
Press half the crumble firmly into a lined tin.
- 4
Spread the date filling over, then scatter the rest of the crumble and press gently.
- 5
Bake at 180C for 33-35 minutes until golden.
- 6
Cool completely in the tin before cutting.
Chef's tips
Press the base hard — a loose base crumbles when the squares are lifted out.
Ingredient substitutions
- dates → half dates, half dried apricots
Storage
5 days in a tin; freezes well.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Cutting warm
Serving suggestions
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