Pumpkin and date cake

Ingredients

1 cup	Dates, roughly chopped (Main)
1	Orange, zest and juice
250 g	Butter, softened
½ cup	Brown sugar, light
1 tsp	Vanilla
1 cup	Pumpkin, mashed
3	Eggs
½ cup	Milk
2 cups	Self raising flour

Directions

1. Set oven to 175C. Line a 22cm tin with baking paper.
2. Soak the dates, orange juice and zest in a little bowl for 15 minutes.
3. Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Add the pumpkin, dates, flour and milk and mix until all combined.
6. Bake in the oven for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
7. Serve with yoghurt.