Banana, Pecan & Date Cake

Bananas, pecans and dates always take me back to my childhood. My mum’s kibbutz, Ashdot Yaakov, is situated by the lake of Galilee and enjoys hot weather year-round, meaning it has perfect conditions for its abundant banana trees, pecan orchards and impressive date-palm fields. One of my fondest childhood memories in the kibbutz is gathering pecans, cracking them open all afternoon with my sisters and enjoying their delicious flavour. Sometimes my uncle would take me on an