Date and Walnut Cake Recipe

Date and Walnut Cake Recipe

Ingredients:

• 200 gm finely chopped dates
• 100 gm brown sugar
• 100 gm butter
• 85 gm nutmeg powder
• 2 tablespoon honey
• 2 egg
• 100 gm chopped walnuts
• 100 gm all purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 60 gm powdered cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe :

• Step 1 Line a loaf pan and preheat the oven

  Prepare a loaf pan by greasing it with a little butter and lining it up with butter paper, keep this pan aside until required. Preheat the oven at 160 degree Celsius.

• Step 2 Soak chopped dates and mix together dry ingredients

  Place the chopped dates in a bowl and pour boiling water to cover them. Keep them aside too for 10-15 minutes. Sift together all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg powder a couple of times in a large bowl and put it aside.

• Step 3 Prepare the wet ingredients

  In a large mixing bowl whisk together the butter and sugar until creamy. Add one egg at a time and beat well till incorporated. Add honey and mix well again.

• Step 4 Mix in dry and wet ingredients along with walnuts and dates

  Sift in the flour 1/3 at a time, mixing each part with a spatula till well incorporated. Add the walnuts and the dates (drained) and fold.

• Step 5 Pour the batter in loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes

  Pour the batter into the prepared tin/loaf and bake the cake for 40-45 minutes or until the skewer inserted comes out clean. Once done, serve with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

Tips :

• You can also replace all-purpose flour with wheat flour in this recipe for a healthier version of this cake.

• Instead of butter, you can also use olive oil.

• You can also experiment with the flavour by adding grape juice or wines in the cake batter.