Date Cake

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recipe by Anushree Shetty https://simmertoslimmer.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 0mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    16
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    182
based on 2 ratings
Inspired by: http://simmertoslimmer.com/date-cake/

recipe updated 23 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    360 ml
  • Dates icon
    Dates
    225 g
  • Baking soda icon
    Baking soda
    1 teaspoon
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    115 g
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    155 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    2
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    130 g
  • Whole wheat flour icon
    Whole wheat flour
    65 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Saucepan
  • kCook icon Stand mixer bowl
  • kCook icon Square pan - 9"

Step preview

  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 - high heat
  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. Mix a clean stand mixer bowl into a fine paste then set aside - medium speed
  11. Add unsalted butter and granulated sugar to the 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 - medium speed
  15. Add all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt and baking powder to the stand mixer bowl
  16. Transfer the pureed date mixture to the stand mixer bowl
  17. Mix until combined - medium-low speed
  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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