EGGLESS DATES CAKE (MOIST AND DELICIOUS ) WITH STEP PICTURES!!!

Hope everyone had wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, the most awaited holiday for beautiful trips and lots of get together.  Coming to the recipe, this eggless dates and nut cake is very simple to make and it’s very very moist with very basic ingredients.  You can make this as big Bundt, small bundts, mini cupcakes and frost it with chocolate ganache or nutella, make it as a cake loaf and enjoy the way you like. 

Eggless Dates Cake

Yields - 3 mini bundts

Ingredients:

All purpose flour -  1 cup

Butter - 5 tbsp

Sugar - 5 tbsp

Yogurt - 3 tbsp

Baking powder - 1 tsp 

Baking soda -  1/4 tsp                           

Chopped Dates - 3/4 cup

Water - 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp

Walnut - 1/4 cup chopped (optional)      

Method :       

1. Preheat the oven 350F.

2. Combine dates, water and soda in bowl, cover, stand overnight or minimum of 2 hrs to soften the dates

3. Grease cake tin and dust with the flour.

3. Cream the butter and sugar in a small bowl until light and fluffy.

4. Add sour cream and mix well.

5. Stir in half the sifted flour and half of undrained date mixture; repeat the same with the          remaining flour and dates.  If you are adding nuts add at this stage.Whisk well.

6. Scoop 3/4th to the pan.

7. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean. Stand 5 minutes before turning on to wire rack to cool.

Note:

1. If you are using cupcake pan then it yields 6 to 8 cupcakes.

2. You can use nutella or chocolate ganache for frosting.