Dates and nut cake

This is a delicious quick cake made using dates and cashew nuts.Dates cakes are excellent for breakfast or  tea time snack.




Ingredients


All purpose flour/Maida – 300 gm
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Dates, chopped (remove the stone) – 300gms
Baking soda – 1 tsp
Boiled water – 300 ml
Sugar – 125 gm
Butter – 100 gm
Egg – 1 no


Cashew nut, chopped – 75 gm


Method


Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.



Sift all purpose flour and baking powder. Keep this aside.



In a bowl, add chopped dates and baking soda. Add boiled water and keep aside.


In another bowl, add sugar and butter. Using a hand mixer or a wooden spoon, mix until it is fluffy. Now add egg and blend well. To this add, chopped dates and baking soda mixture along with water . Add chopped nuts. Mix gently.


Line a cake tin and fill this with the cake batter. Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven.





21 thoughts on “Dates and nut cake”

    • plain flour
      1 cup = 150 gms = 5 ounces
      1 cup = 125 gms = 4 1/2 ounces

      brown sugar (loose pack)
      1 cup = 175 gms = 6.25 ounces

      brown sugar (tight pack)
      1 cup = 220 gms = 8 ounces

      white sugar
      1 cup = 220 gms = 8 ounces

      castor sugar
      1 cup = 220 gms = 8 ounces

      icing sugar
      1 cup = 120 gms = 4 1/4 ounces

      chocolate chips
      1 cup = 190 gms = 6 3/4 ounces

      honey and other syrups
      1 tbsp = 21 gms = 3/4 ounce
      1/4 cup = 85 gms = 3 ounces
      1 cup = 340 gms = 12 ounces

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