Upside Down Date Cake

Ingredients:

 Topping:

• 60g softened butter
• 100g brown sugar
• 300g pitted dates 

Batter:

• 200g self raising flour
• 1/4 tsp of salt
• 110g softened butter 
• 2 large eggs
• 125g caster sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence 
• 120ml full cream milk

Pre-Method:

• Add the brown sugar, butter and melt this on a low heat while mixing it with a spoon. Let it cool down a bit then add it to the bottom of a 20cm round cake tin. Then place the dates on top of the sauce in a preferred pattern.

Method:

• Preheat the oven at 160 degrees. Add the sugar and butter into a mixing bowl, mix that for about 2 mins until soft and smooth. Then add the eggs then beat it again until the mixture is smooth and pale.
• Add the salt, vanilla and flour into the bowl, start mixing it and slowly adding the milk until the batter is smooth and glossy.
• Slowly and carefully add the batter to the cake tin with the dates, spread the batter around to make it even. then place it in the oven for 30-40mins. Let the cake cool and serve warm with some cream.