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Walnut, date & honey cake

Name: Walnut, date & honey cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: turkish
Ingredients: 225 g Self-raising Flour; 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 175 g Butter; 100 g Muscovado Sugar; 3 tablespoons Clear Honey; 2 Beaten Egg; 2 medium Banana; 100 g Stoned Dates; 50 g Walnuts

A classic Turkish dessert from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

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servings

2068

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Turkish Dessert in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/walnut-date-honey-cake

Ingredients

225 gSelf-raising Flour
1/2 teaspoonGround Cinnamon
175 gButter
100 gMuscovado Sugar
3 tablespoonsClear Honey
2 BeatenEgg
2 mediumBanana
100 gStoned Dates
50 gWalnuts

Instructions

01
Preheat the oven to 160C/Gas 3/fan oven 140C. Line the base and long sides of a 900g/2lb loaf tin with greaseproof paper, buttering the tin and paper.
02
Tip the flour, cinnamon, butter, sugar, 2 tablespoons of the honey and the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Mash the bananas and chop the dates (kitchen scissors are easiest for this) and add to the bowl. Beat the mixture for 2-3 minutes, using a wooden spoon or hand-held mixer, until well blended.
03
Spoon into the prepared tin and level the top. Scatter the walnut pieces over. Bake for 1 hour, then lightly press the top – it will feel firm if cooked. If not, bake for a further 10 minutes.
04
Cool for 15 minutes, then lift out of the tin using the paper. When cold, drizzle the remaining honey over. Cut into thick slices.