EGGLESS DATES AND WALNUT CAKE|BAKING BEGINNER’S RECIPE

          After a super hit of my Eggless Orange Cake from Pratibha’s space i bookmarked her eggless dates cake and this is the second time i am making this. This i made for my hubby’s birthday ,as he is a great lover of dates and nuts, without any second thought i baked this for him. We all enjoyed this very much and thanks Prathiba for the recipe. As today is my co-sister’s Birthday I am posting thought i can give her a visual treat.  For original recipe Click Here.

INGREDIENTS:

ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 CUP
SEEDLESS DATES	18 NO
MILK	3/4 CUP
SUGAR	3/4 CUP
OIL	1/2 CUP
BAKING SODA	1 TSP
CHOPPED WALNUTS	1/4 CUP

METHOD:

• Soak the dates in warm milk for 15 minutes.Alternatively you can microwave this for few minutes.

• When the milk comes to a normal temperature grind this into a smooth paste along with sugar.

• Sieve the flour and baking soda together to ensure even mixing.
• Transfer the mixture to a wide bowl and add oil to this and whisk together to blend this well.
• Dust the chopped nuts with little flour and add to this mixture.
• Slowly add this to the flour.

• Grease a pan with oil and dust with flour.
• Transfer the mixture to the tin and bake at 160 degrees for 30- 35 mins.
• Mine got done in 32 mins. Insert a knife in the center to check whether it is baked  or not.
• I garnished this with few walnuts. This step is optional.

• Cool the cake in the tin for sometime and invert it on a wire rack . Let this cool in the wire rack for few minutes.
• Cut this into pieces and serve.
• Always allow the cake to cool completely before you cut.

Note:

1. You can add chopped cashews also.
2. I added 1/4 tsp of vanilla essence to get the vanilla flavor.
3. The color of the eggless dates cake depends upon the variety of dates you use.