Date & Almond Healthy Cake (Eggless)

A very healthy and guilt free cake. Have a slice at breakfast , as a snack or as a dessert.
  • Passive
    30 minutes
  • Prep
    10 minutes
  • Cook
    40 minutes
  • Servings
    12 Pc.

Ingredients

  • 35 Dates (seedless)
  • 1 3/4 cup Milk
  • 30 Almonds (chopped)
  • 1 1/4 cup Whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup Oil (canola, mazola or vegetable oil)

Instructions

  • 1 Chop 30 dates and keep 5 dates aside(to be used in cake batter).
  • 2 Chop remaining 5 dates and chop the almonds.
  • 3 Make the milk hot and add the 30 chopped dates and allow them to soak for 30 minutes.
  • 4 In a bowl, mix in the wheat flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, chopped almonds and chopped dates. Mix well.
  • 5 Grind the dates along with the milk to a paste. In a bowl, add the oil and the dates paste. Mix well.
  • 6 Mix in the flour mixture.
  • 7 Mix till all ingredients blend well.
  • 8 Preheat oven at 350 deg F(180 deg C). Pour batter in a greased loaf tin cake pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Check to see if the top is getting too browned.
  • 9 Remove cake from oven. Cover top of cake with foil. Bake again for another 15-20 minutes till a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
  • 10 Cool the cake completely on a wire rack.
  • 11 Slice the cake and serve. (Preferably, cut the cake the next day as its set properly, will not be crumbly ).

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