Ingredients

¾ cup coarsely chopped seeded dates

¼ cup water

¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 ½ cups white self - raising flour

1 cup whole-meal self - raising flour

1 tsp mixed spice

¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar

1 egg, beaten lightly

1 cup buttermilk

½ cup vegetable oil

Cinnamon Frosting

90g packaged cream cheese

90g butter

1 cup icing sugar mixture

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to moderately hot. Grease 12-hole muffin pan.
  2. Combine dates and the water in small saucepan, bring to a boil. Remove from heat, add soda; stand for 5 minutes.
  3. Sift dry ingredients into large bowl; stir in date mixture and remaining ingredients. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake in moderately hot oven about 20 minutes. Spread top of cold muffins with cinnamon frosting.
  4. Cinnamon Frosting: Beat cheese and butter in small bowl with electric mixer until as white as possible. Gradually beat in combined icing sugar and cinnamon. Makes 12 Per Serving 19.7g fat; 1636kj