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Date Cake

We were each given 2kg worth of dates that I know will go to waste cos we don't eat dates unless it's made into something else. 

It also looks gross packed like that.

Tried two recipes, one is a date cake and another is an energy bar of sorts. Many said try sticky date pudding but I am lazy to make the toffee sauce. The energy bar was basically dates, oats and nuts packed together and baked and I froze them for quick breakfasts. Not something I'd repeat, but the date cake is worth making over and over!

Original recipe from here, but as usual I don't measure properly.

Date Cake

2 cups pitted dates (original calls for 1 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 cups water
1 tsp baking soda
113g butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla essence
120g sugar (original calls for 150g)
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
  1. Boil the pitted dates in water until the dates are mush and forms a thick paste, about 5 minutes. Add baking soda, mix well (it'll bubble!) and set aside.
  2. Cream butter and sugar together, then eggs. Add the flour and baking powder and lastly the dates.
  3. Bake for 40 min in a greased 8 inch baking tin at 170 degrees Celsius.


Cake batter before baking. Didn't expect it to be so light in colour.



It was moist, fluffy not so sweet and definitely doesn't feel like eating dates! I added pistachios too since I have those to clear and goes well with dates.
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