Date Cake Recipe
Date Cake Recipe
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 5
- Calories: 300
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated fat: 0 g
- Trans fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Sugar: 0 g
- Sodium: 0 mg
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
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There would be hardly anyone in the world who does not like a decent cake. Because of their sweet taste these desserts are often served as menu specialties in weddings, birthday parties or other ceremonies. In the past cake making was a very difficult procedure and a lot of time, skill and labour was required to prepare them. But nowadays even the most naive person can prepare some of the finest cakes.
Ingredients
- Dates (seeded) - 1 cup
- Baking soda - 1 tsp
- Water (boiling) - 1 cup
- White Sugar - 1 cup
- Flour - 2 ½ cups
- Walnuts - 1 cup
- Egg - 1
- Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
- Salt - 1 pinch
- Butter - 1 tsp
- Buttermilk - 1 cup
Instructions
- First get the oven ready for baking so preheat it to 350 degrees.
- In the meanwhile prepare the cake pans in which the date cake batter will be added.
- For this take one 8 inch cake pan and brush the walls and base with butter.
- Also, dust the walls and base of the cake pan with flour. Shake the pan in your hands to distribute it evenly.
- Next, add crushed dates and soda in a bowl and pour hot water from the top. Mix well.
- Now take a separate bowl and add an egg, 1 cup sugar, desired quantity of salt, 2 ½ cups of flour, crushed walnuts and 1 tablespoon of butter and mix well.
- Once all the ingredients are fully mixed together, add the date mixture into it and mix well.
- Once this batter is fully mixed add the batter into the cake pans.
- Now the date cake batter is ready to be baked so put it in the oven and wait for the next 30 minutes.
- Keep on checking the cake from time to time to see if it is ready.
- If the cake becomes double in size and turns golden brown in colour then it means that the cake is done.
- Once prepared, take it out and let it cool down for 10 minutes.
- Now in order to prepare the toppings add buttermilk, 1 cup of sugar, salt, vanilla extract, walnuts and flour in a saucepan and let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes.
- By this time the cake will be ready so take it out.
- Now with the help of a sharp knife carefully divide the cake into 2 or 3 layers.
- Pour the toppings in the centre of every layer and then stack them up into a final cake.
- Refrigerate it and serve chilled.