This delicious date and walnut cake is even better the day after making – if you can wait that long! This is a really easy cake to make as you don't need a mixer to cream the butter, just melt ...

This recipe comes from Love Your Gut Week and is an easy-to-bake, showstopper chocolate cake with a prune, date and nut twist. The dish has ground almonds instead of flour and has no added sugar.

Cream oleo; add egg sugar and vanilla and sift together Add dry ingredients Add dates applesauce and nuts Beat at medium speed until blended Bake one hour at 350 degrees.

After 45 minutes, check if the cake is cooked by inserting a toothpick into the centre. If it comes out clean, then the cake is baked. If not, continue to bake for 15 more minutes.

This cake is beyond delicious ... to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you. 1. Place the dates in a bowl with the butter and bicarbonate of soda and pour the boiling water.

Dr Divya Sharma, aka @doctorbowl, said her last date cake recipe "went viral". This prompted her to make a chocolate version, and she said it "did not disappoint".