This Eggless Date and Walnut Cake is flavourful, super moist, and has the natural sweetness of dates. If you’re looking for healthy cake recipes then you should definitely give this recipe. It is beginner-friendly and requires a few basic ingredients.
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ABOUT EGGLESS DATE AND WALNUT CAKE
Dates are a versatile ingredient, It goes well with cakes, cookies, desserts, and even with hot drinks. Have you tried date milk?? If not then try this during winter, It tastes amazing and has lots of health benefits.
This cake is slightly dense as it has wheat flour in it but there is no compromise in taste. Diwali and Christmas are around the corner so make this cake on the special occasion and you gonna love it. pinky promise!!
My brother is a fan of dry cakes he takes a slice of cake in his lunch box, For him I have to make it healthy and tasty as well. He loves semolina cake in which instead of all-purpose flour I use wheat flour and this dates cake which has wheat flour, jaggery, and dates.
He needs a cookie or a slice of cake in his lunch box so every month I have to make a batch of it but using healthy alternatives.
INGREDIENTS
This Eggless Date cake requires very basic ingredients and I think most of the ingredients you can find easily in your kitchen pantry except dates and walnuts. Nowadays we have an instant grocery delivery option and I love these apps as almost most of the time before making some recipes few ingredients are missing in my pantry.
But I prefer going to the grocery store, It is very therapeutic. What do you prefer???
HOW TO MAKE DATES CAKE (STEP BY STEP PHOTO)
Soak the deseeded dates and jaggery in warm milk for 25 to 30 minutes. After half an hour the dates become soft make a paste out of it.
MAKE CAKE BATTER
Add date paste, yogurt, canola oil, and vanilla essence, to a mixing bowl. Whisk it well.
Note- Use neutral flavored oil.
Then add in whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, roughly chopped walnuts, and milk. Combine it well with the help of a spatula by using the cut-and-fold method.
The batter should be slightly thick but pouring consistency, If the batter is too thick you can add a little milk to achieve the desired consistency. Pour the cake batter into a greased and flour-coated cake tin, and top it with some chopped walnuts or the nuts of your choice.
BAKE DATES CAKE
Bake the dates and walnut cake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until the skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Serve it with a hot cup of tea or milk and store the cake in an airtight container once it comes to normal room temperature.
VARIATION
Chocolate dates and walnut cake
Soak the dates with coffee, milk, and jaggery. Use cocoa powder, and choco chips in the cake batter, the rest of the process will be the same. To make the cake more chocolatey top the cake with walnut chocolate sauce or chocolate ganache.
Millet dates cake
Ragi flour (finger millet flour) is very good for baking use the combination of ragi flour and wheat flour or ragi flour and all-purpose flour to make millet cake.
TOP TIPS
- Jaggery can be replaced with khaand (unrefined sugar), palm sugar, or coconut sugar.
- In case you have fewer dates then increase the quantity of jaggery or palm sugar.
- Canola oil can be replaced with salted or unsalted butter.
- Walnuts can be substituted with pecans or the nuts of your choice.
- Store this cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days.
FAQs
Use good quality Medjool dates, It is a soft, sweet, and caramel taste. Dates have a natural sweetness and are very good for baking.
Does this date and walnut cake recipe need frosting on top?
No, I don’t think so but if you wish you can add caramel syrup, date syrup, honey, or maple syrup as a topping.
Can I skip walnuts?
It is optional but instead of walnuts you can use pecan, almond, cashews, etc But add at least any nuts of your choice as it add crunch to the cake and will not taste very plain.
How to make this date cake vegan?
Replace milk, and yogurt with vegan milk (almond milk) and vegan yogurt.
Is dates walnut cake healthy?
I can’t say healthy as it has canola oil in it but yes it is a better option if compared with all-purpose flour and refined sugar cake. If you like using wheat flour for baking try these recipes – chocolate wheat cake, whole wheat coconut cookies, Wheat flour ghee cake, wheat cake with jaggery.
How to make this cake less dense?
Use 50-50 ratio of wheat flour and all-purpose flour which is 1/2 cup all-purpose flour and 1/2 cup wheat flour. Wheat flour makes the cake denser and heavier so to make it lighter use the combination of both flour.
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Eggless Dates and Walnut Cake Recipe
This Eggless Dates and Walnut Cake recipe is flavourful, moist, and has the natural sweetness of dates. If you're looking for healthy cake recipes then you should definitely give this recipe. It is beginner-friendly and requires a few basic ingredients.
Ingredients
- 15 Dates
- 50 gram jaggery
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essense
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
Soak the 15 deseeded dates and 50-gram jaggery in warm milk for 25 to 30 minutes. After half an hour the dates become soft make a paste out of it.
MAKE CAKE BATTER
- Add date paste, 1/2 cup yogurt, 1/4 cup canola oil, and 1/2 tsp vanilla essence, to a mixing bowl. Whisk it well.
- Then add in 1 cup whole wheat flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, roughly chopped walnuts, and 1/3 cup milk. Combine it well with the help of a spatula by using the cut-and-fold method.
- The batter should be slightly thick but pouring consistency, If the batter is too thick you can add a little milk to achieve the desired consistency. Pour the cake batter into a greased and flour-coated cake tin, and top it with some chopped walnuts or the nuts of your choice.
BAKE DATES CAKE
- Bake the dates and walnut cake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until the skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Store the cake in an airtight container once it comes to normal room temperature.
Notes
- Jaggery can be replaced with khaand (unrefined sugar), palm sugar, or coconut sugar.
- Canola oil can be replaced with salted or unsalted butter.
- Walnuts can be substituted with pecans or the nuts of your choice.
- Store this cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 280Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 280mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 2gSugar: 20gProtein: 5g
All information presented is intended for informational purposes only.
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