Molly Cake.

Preheat the oven to 170°C, gas mark 3 and line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment.

Put dates (250 g) and water (300 ml) in a pan and bring to the boil. Remove the pan from the heat and set aside.

Sieve plain flour (85 g), baking powder (3 tsp) and ground mixed spice (1 tsp) into a bowl. Add wholemeal flour (85 g), dried mixed fruit (500 g) and ground almonds (50 g) and stir to combine.

Stir in the wet date mixture and orange juice (80 ml). Mix well. Spoon into the loaf tin.

Bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack and cool.