Heat the oven to 180°C and line a 10-inch square cake tin with parchment. Place water and chopped dates into a saucepan and simmer for about 10 minutes or until the mixture is soft and thick, stirring ...

Line a 25 cm (10 inch) round or square cake tin with three thicknesses each of newspaper and brown paper, then two layers of greaseproof paper liberally brushed with melted butter. Chop raisins and ...