Dates Cake
Dates Cake is a soft, naturally sweet & moist cake made by baking a blend of dates, all-purpose flour, baking powder & milk. Dates Cake is the tastiest form of dates that is a must try at home. Dates Cake Recipe in eggless version is described in this post with step by step pictures.
Servings8 pieces
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour / maida ~135 gms
- 18 dates I used brown dates, black dates can also be used
- 3/4 cup milk ~185 ml
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar ~165 gms
- 1/2 cup oil ~125 ml
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon nuts chopped I used walnuts
Instructions
Baking Method :
- Soak dates with little milk and set aside to make it soft (If its black dates no need to soak).
- In a mixing bowl, add sugar, milk and oil, stir until sugar completely dissolves. Keep aside.
- Sieve maida / all purpose flour with baking soda twice so that baking soda is evenly distributed and keep aside.
- Grind the dates to a fine paste.
- Add the dates paste to milk sugar mixture and mix well.
- Now add maida / flour and mix well so the flour blends well with the dates mixture.
- Add the chopped walnuts and give a quick stir.
- Preheat oven at 350 F(176 deg C) for 10mins.
- Meanwhile grease the pan with oil and little flour then add the prepared batter.
- Bake the cake at 176 deg C for 35-40mins(Check after 30mins then proceed accordingly).
- Check by inserting a knife or fork at the center of the cake, if it comes out clean then your cake is done.
- Cool down the cake completely on a wire rack and then cut into slices. Enjoy the cake!!
Pressure cooker method given by Poonkuzhali (a reader of Shamis Passions):
- Take a 7.5 litre pressure cooker and fill about 1 1/2 inch with sand.
- Place the cooker plate above the sand. Remove the gasket and close the cooker and heat it in high flame for 10 mins
- Pour the prepared batter in the greased and floured cooker container and gently place it over the plate inside the cooker.
- Close the lid and don't put the whistle.
- First keep the flame in high for 5 mins.
- After that simmer the flame to lowest possible and check after 40 mins. It took exactly 45 mins for me. Enjoy Dates Cake!
Notes
- Brown dates are little harder so soaking them is a must, but black dates need no soaking. Grinding the dates paste coarse is also ok – it depends on how you like your dates in your cake).
- If you want a low fat version then add only 1/4 cup oil and add 2 tablespoon extra milk.
- The color of the cake purely depends on the dates used. I have used brown dates here if you use black dates the cake will be on a darker side.
- If the recipe calls for baking soda or baking powder , sieve it at least twice with the flour so that the distribution is even.
- This time I didn't lay a butter paper just greased it with little oil and flour. The cake came out clean.
Nutrition Facts
Dates Cake
Amount Per Serving (40 g)
Calories 319
Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 9g
Cholesterol 3mg1%
Sodium 146mg6%
Potassium 160mg5%
Carbohydrates 44g15%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 30g33%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 39IU1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg0%
Calcium 38mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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