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.

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HAPPY PONGAL !!!

Here is a quick post !!! Wondering why there is cake pictures in Pongal post !!!   Yah its my little ones Birthday too. Its most wonderful day for us.  This is going to be surprise cake for him, if he does not open the fridge till midnight :) When he saw the measured ingredients in the dining table this morning he was asking what am I going to do ? 

Me : I am going to prepare the cake for Dad's office party.  So sad I cannot see his face ... :(  

Son : (So many questions )Why don't you prepare a cake for my Birthday ?  Why don't you prepare some other dish for office party ??  I wish if you prepare cake for us.

Me :  Anyway tomorrow is pongal, amma cannot prepare so many sweets on the same day moreover its not good for health.

Son :  (with the sad face, poor guy)  he said Ok ! At least ask Dad to save a piece of cake for me.

He went to school.  His gifts for Birthday, Cake and small celebration tonight is going to be surprise for him.. I am eagerly waiting for that.  Particularly to see his reaction in his face. 

Anyway Wish you all Happy Pongal Once again !!!

Have a look at my PONGAL POST WHICH I POSTED LAST YEAR !!!

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