Cut the dates in half and remove the seeds. Discard the seeds, and place the dates in a blender with the buttermilk. Place the lid on the blender and blend at a high speed (I set my blender to ‘liquify’) for one minute until smooth. Turn blender off and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large bowl, beat together the sugar, olive oil, and butter until a coarse paste forms. Add the eggs and mix until completely combined. Set it aside.

In a medium sized bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and allspice until well blended.

Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until combined. Add 1/2 of the date mixture and beat until combined. Add another third of the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until combined. Add the remaining half of the date mixture and beat until combined. Finally, add the last third of the flour mixture and beat until combined.

Pour the batter into a well-greased bundt cake pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the bundt cake comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before attempting to remove the cake from the pan. Run a rubber spatula around the edges of the pan to gently loosen up the cake’s grip on the pan, then place a plate on top of the bundt pan and, grasping both the pan and the plate on top of it, flip it over and set it down on a flat surface. Gently lift the bundt pan up and the cake should remain on the plate. Allow the cake to continue to cool on the plate while you prepare the glaze.

To prepare the glaze, whisk together the honey and hot milk so that the honey dissolves into the milk. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.

Then add the powdered sugar and cloves and continue whisking until a relatively thick glaze forms.

Pour the glaze over the bundt cake and serve immediately.