Name: Iced Date Cake squares
Yield: Makes one 8-inch (20 cm) square pan | Cuts into 25 or 36 squares
Ingredients: ½ tsp (2 mL) ground cinnamon; ¾ cup (185 mL) apple cider or apple juice; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ¾ cup (185 mL) chopped pitted dates; ¼ cup (60 mL) vegetable oil; ½ tsp (2 mL) vanilla extract; ¾ tsp (4 mL) baking powder; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) cocoa powder; 1 cup (250 mL) icing sugar, sifted; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) milk; ¾ cup (185 mL) sugar; ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground allspice; 2 tsp (10 mL) finely grated fresh ginger; ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg; 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour