Date Cake

by

Anushree Shetty

Posted April 5, 2022 (Last updated May 20, 2022)

Serves

16

Total Time

1hrs

Calories

182

What’s not to love about a cake that’s made from luscious dates and is moist, soft and so easy to make! It was so good that I am going to let the recipe do all the talking... really and also maybe because my mo...

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    Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water360 ml
  • Dates icon
    Dates225 gchopped
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda1 teaspoon
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter115 groom temperature
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar155 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg2
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract1 teaspoon
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour130 g
  • Whole wheat flour icon
    Whole wheat flour65 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt¼ teaspoon
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder2 teaspoons
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugaras needed
    Method

  • 1. Pre-heat oven - 175°C
  • 2. Grease a clean square pan with cooking spray or butter
  • 3. Add water to a clean saucepan
  • 4. Heat until boiling
  • 5. Add dates to the saucepan
  • 6. Cook - 5 min, medium heat
  • 7. Add baking soda to the saucepan and continue mixing
  • 8. Switch off the heat
  • 9. Set aside - 15 min
  • 10. Grind into a fine paste then set aside
  • 11. Add unsalted butter and granulated sugar to a clean stand mixer bowl
  • 12. Cream until light and fluffy - medium speed
  • 13. Add egg and vanilla extract to the stand mixer bowl
  • 14. Beat until combined
  • 15. Add all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt and baking powder
  • 16. Transfer the pureed date mixture to the stand mixer bowl
  • 17. Mix until combined
  • 18. Pour the batter into the greased pan
  • 19. Bake until skewer tests clean - 35 min, 175°C
  • 20. Remove from the oven
  • 21. Let cool completely in the pan
  • 22. Dust with powdered sugar
  • 23. Serve

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