Moist Date Cake

A wonderful moist date cake. This is a firm favourite and I often am asked for this recipe. I soak the dates in coffee to dd that extra moistness and interesting taste.

Moist Date Cake

A wonderful moist date cake. The addition of coffee adds an interesting taste.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine Persian

Servings 20

Calories 152 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 500 g dates
• 1 cup hot black coffee
• 1/2 tsp Bi-carbonate soda
• 185 g butter
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups plain flour
• 3 tsp baking powder

Instructions

 

• Soak the dates in the coffee overnight or for at least 6 hours.
• Preheat the fan forced oven to 160 deg.
• Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs.
• Stir through the date mixture.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and stir into the date mixture.
• Bake in a preheated oven for about 50 minutes until cooked.
• Turn out to cool on a wire cooling rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 111mgPotassium: 203mgFiber: 2gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 53IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 1mg

Keyword dates

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