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Date Cake | Date And Walnut Cake

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Presenting a moist, airy, and pleasant Date Cake crafted from dates, walnuts, coffee, almond milk, sugar, and whole wheat flour. This slightly more wholesome Date and Walnut cake serves perfectly as either a dessert or a delightful sweet treat.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Indian
Servings 1
Calories 1949 kcal

Ingredients
  

Wet Ingredients

  • ½ cup finely chopped dates (tightly-packed) – 100 grams or 5 arwa dates (or 5 large dates) or 12 small or 8 to 9 medium-sized dates.
  • ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts – 25 grams
  • ¼ cup finely chopped walnuts – 25 grams
  • 1 cup Almond milk or choice of milk
  • ½ cup raw sugar – 110 grams, can use ½ cup of regular sugar instead
  • 1 tablespoon cacao nibs or small chocolate chips, optional
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
  • ¼ cup sunflower oil
  • ¼ cup water

Dry Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups whole wheat flour – 180 grams
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions
 

Making Cake Batter

  • Finely chop the dates and walnuts and set aside. If you prefer, you can rinse dates, walnuts before chopping them.
  • Line a 7.5 to 8 inches cake pan with parchment or grease it with a neutral flavored oil like sunflower oil.
  • Take almond milk in a small pan and heat it gently on low. Do not boil the milk but only heat it.
  • When the milk gets hot, place the pan on the kitchen countertop.
  • Add the instant coffee, finely chopped dates and walnuts, sugar. Stir to get an even mixture and ensure that the coffee granules and sugar have mixed evenly.
  • Set aside to cool for 15 minutes.
  • Now you can preheat the oven to 200 degrees C/392 F for 15 minutes.
  • Sift whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
  • Add dates and milk mixture to the sifted dry ingredients.
  • If using cacao nibs or chocolate chips add them now.
  • Next add sunflower oil, water and vanilla extract. 
  • Mix with a wired whisk or you can also choose to fold the batter. Mix or fold to an even batter. Remember not to overdo the mixing or folding.
  • Pour batter in the greased or parchment lined cake pan.
  • With the help of a rubber spatula remove the batter from the sides of the bowl and add it to the cake pan.
  • Tap the pan on the countertop a few times so that the batter spreads on its own. 

Baking Date Cake

  • Place cake pan in the preheated oven and bake at 190 degrees C/392 F for 35 to 40 minutes. Keep in mind that each oven has a different baking temperature. So to bake the cake in your oven, it can take less or more time. It took me 40 minutes to bake this cake in my oven.
  • Check cake with a bamboo skewer by inserting it in the center of the cake as well as around the edges. The bamboo skewer should come out clean.
  • Place the cake pan on a wired rack or tray to cool.
  • When cooled, slice and the Date and Walnut cake. Serve as a evening snack or as a dessert.
  • The remaining cake can be kept in an air-tight box and refrigerated. Keeps well for about a week.

Nutrition

Calories: 1949kcalCarbohydrates: 293gProtein: 32gFat: 81gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 19gMonounsaturated Fat: 50gSodium: 927mgPotassium: 1774mgFiber: 28gSugar: 148gVitamin A: 29IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 609mgIron: 9mg
Keyword Date Cake | Date And Walnut Cake
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