easy date cake recipe | date walnut cake | eggless date and walnut loaf
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 40 minutes
- Total time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 1 loaf
- Category: cake
- Cuisine: international
Ingredients
for soaking:
- 2 cup (300 gm) dates / khajur
- 1 cup (255 ml) milk (hot)
for cake batter:
- ¾ cup (190 ml) olive oil
- ¼ cup (60 ml) curd / yogurt
- 2 cup (260 gm) wheat flour / atta
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup (60 gm) walnuts
- 5 dates / khajur (chopped)
Method
- take the blended dates paste in a large mixing bowl.
- add in ¾ cup olive oil and ¼ cup curd.
- blend well until the mixture is well combined.
- place the sieve and add 2 cup wheat flour, 1 tsp baking powder and ½ tsp baking soda.
- blend and mix well until the mixture is combined.
- further, add ½ cup walnuts and 5 dates.
- mix by combining using the cut and fold method.
- transfer the batter to the cake tray or bread mould.
- pat the tray twice to remove the air incorporated into the batter.
- top with more walnuts to make it look more attractive.
- place the cake tray into the preheated oven. bake the cake at 180 degree celsius or 356 degrees fahrenheit for 45 minutes.
- finally, serve the dates cake or store in an airtight container.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.