Dates-Walnut Cake

Dates are a source of antioxidants. Dates contain a brain booster and help maintain bone mass. Walnuts are the top nut for brain health and is the super Plant Source of Omega-3s.

Dates-Walnut Cake can be served as a snack to the kids who do not like to eat Dates and Walnut.

Ingredients

Dates - 15-20 (de-seeded)
Walnut - 15-20
All-purpose flour (Maida) - 1 1/2 cups
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda - a pinch
Eggs - 2 nos
Sugar - 3/4 cup
Unsalted butter (in room temperature) - 100gm
Salt - a pinch
Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp

Preparation Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees Celsius).
Grease the baking tray with butter and dust with maida.
Finely chop the dates and walnuts and keep aside.
Sieve together maida, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and keep aside.
Beat the eggs using a handheld electric mixer in a large glass bowl.
Add sugar and butter and mix at the lowest speed again for 2-3 mins (till the sugar and butter dissolves).
Gradually add the maida mixture to the egg-sugar-butter mix and blend at medium speed for 4-5 mins.
Add vanilla essence and mix well.
Gradually add chopped dates and walnut and combine with a spatula.
Pour the batter to the prepared tray; level the top of the cake by tapping the tray.
Sprinkle 2-3 tbsp of chopped dates and walnut on top of the batter.
Bake in the oven for 25-30 mins at 350 degrees F(180 degrees Celsius). (Prick the center of the cake with a sharp knife and it should come out clean if done.)
Take the cake out from the oven and let that to cool.
Cut with a sharp knife and enjoy the Dates-Walnut Cake with tea or coffee.

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