Eggless Dates Cake

Eggless Date Cake Recipe – A rich, simple and delicious dates and nuts cake. A great alternative to Christmas fruit cake! 

What is the date cake?

It is a simple and moist cake made with cooked dates and nuts. It can be served as a dessert or snack along with coffee or tea. This recipe doesn’t require any alcohol or soaking and it can be a perfect Christmas cake alternative If you need a last-minute fruit cake recipe.

How long can you store it?

This stays fresh for 3 days in the refrigerator if you store it in an airtight container. You can also freeze it for a couple of months.

Serving suggestions:

It can be served as breakfast, dessert or evening snack with a cup of coffee.

Step by step instructions:

• Start the process with chopping dates and nuts into small pieces.
• Combine the chopped dates, cashews, raisins, butter, sugar and water in a nonstick pan. Mix until the sugar and butter dissolves.

• Let it cook over the medium flame for about 20 – 25 minutes or until the dates are mushy.

• Turn off the heat and let the dates mixture cool completely.
• Combine the flour, salt and baking powder in a small mixing bowl and keep it aside.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
• Grease an 8″ cake pan and keep it aside.

• When the cooked date mixture is cooled, add vanilla and lemon juice to it and combine it.
• Add the flour mixture in 2 batches and gently fold the mixture.
• Add milk little by little to form a thick batter.
• The batter should be thick so add milk accordingly. I used 1 cup of milk.

• Do not over mix or overbeat the batter.
• Transfer the batter to the greased tin immediately.
• Place the cake tin in the preheated oven.

• Bake at 180 degrees C for about 35 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake and comes out clean.
• Baking times may vary, depending on your oven and tin size. So keep an eye on it to avoid overbaking the cake.
• Allow the cake to cool down for 15 minutes and invert.
• Once it is cooled, cut it into pieces.
• Serve with a cup of coffee.

Few more eggless baking recipes:

• Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe (with video)
• Eggless Saffron Cookies
• Vegan Banana Cake
• Wheat Oat Almond Cookies (with video)
• Eggless Orange Tutti Frutti Cake
• Nutella Sandwich Cookies
• Chocolate Blueberry Muffins
• Vegan Cranberry Orange Muffins

How to make eggless date cake recipe below:

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Eggless Date Cake Recipe

Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Eggless date cake recipe with step by step photos. A simple and easy date and nut cake recipe without eggs. A great alternative for Christmas fruit cake!

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr

Total Time 1 hr 15 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Indian, International

Servings 8

Calories 395 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
• ▢ 1 cup Dates finely chopped
• ▢ ¾ cup Sugar
• ▢ ½ cup Unsalted Butter softened
• ▢ 2 cups Water
• ▢ ¼ cup Raisins
• ▢ ¼ cup Cashew Pieces
• ▢ 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
• ▢ 1+¾ tsp Baking Soda
• ▢ 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• ▢ 1 cup Milk or as needed
• ▢ A pinch of salt

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Instructions

 

• Chop dates into small pieces.
• In a nonstick pan, add the finely chopped dates, raisins, water, cashew pieces, sugar and butter. Stir well until the sugar and butter dissolves.
• Cook in a medium flame for 20 – 25 minutes or until the dates are mushy.
• Remove from the flame and keep it aside to cool down.
• Mix the baking soda, flour and salt in a bowl and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
• Grease an 8″ cake pan and keep it aside.
• Add the vanilla and lemon juice to the cooled fruit mixture and mix well.
• Add the flour mixture in 2 batches and gently fold the mixture.
• Add milk little by little to form a thick batter.
• The batter should be thick so add milk carefully. I used 1 cup of milk.
• Don’t over mix or over beat the batter.
• Quickly transfer the batter to the greased cake tin.
• Immediately place the cake tin in the preheated oven.
• Bake at 180 degrees C for 35 minutes or till a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake and comes out clean.
• Baking times may vary, depending on your oven. So keep an eye on it.
• Allow the cake to cool down for 15 minutes and invert.
• Let it cool completely and cut into pieces.
• This cake can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Serve & Enjoy!

Notes

You can use any of your favorite nuts.

The sugar quantity depends on the sweetness of the dates you use. Adjust accordingly. 

Nutrition

Calories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 5gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 465mgPotassium: 266mgFiber: 3gSugar: 33gVitamin A: 431IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 59mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition values are estimates only.

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