Do

1. Place apples and dates into the Thermomix bowl. Chop 6 sec/speed 6 Add water and cook 10 min/100°C/speed 1. Add bicarb and stir quickly with spatula to combine. Set aside to cool.

2. Preheat steam oven to 130°C. If you don't have a steam oven, use your regular oven, but place a baking tray filled with water on the bottom rack of the oven as you preheat it, also to 130°C.

3. Place butter and sugar into the Thermomix bowl and chop 20 sec/speed 5 or until smooth. Insert Butterfly and whip 2 min/Butterfly/speed 3. Scrape down as needed.

4. Add eggs, vanilla, baking powder and baking soda and mix 1 min/Butterfly/speed 3. Remove Butterfly.

5. Add sifted flour and salt 12 sec/Interval or Dough setting.

6. Add the cooled fruit mix, combine with a spatula.

7. Pour into greased 20cm square cake pan.

8. Bake in steam oven for 1 hour.

9. Icing;

10. Place all ingredients into the Thermomix bowl and cook 6 min/80/speed 1

11. Spread this mixture over hot cake and bake under fan grill (160°C) for 10 minutes or until golden brown.