INGREDIENTS:
Makes about: 8 pieces1 cup All purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
3/4 cup Milk
3/4 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Oil
NOTES:
1. The color of the cake largely depends on the dates used.
2. I used butter cream method of frosting in the pic.
3. The original recipe is here.
PROCEDURE:
1. Preheat the oven to 350F for 10 mins.
2. Dry ingredients mixture:
Sieve together flour and soda.
3. Wet ingredients mixture:
Heat milk and dates for few minutes or microwave them so that dates becomes soft and help in grinding. Remove the seeds. Add sugar and grind them to a smooth paste along with the milk in which it is soaked in. Add oil and mix.
1. Preheat the oven to 350F for 10 mins.
2. Dry ingredients mixture:
Sieve together flour and soda.
3. Wet ingredients mixture:
Heat milk and dates for few minutes or microwave them so that dates becomes soft and help in grinding. Remove the seeds. Add sugar and grind them to a smooth paste along with the milk in which it is soaked in. Add oil and mix.
4. Pour dry ingredients mixture slowly to wet ingredients mixture and give it a mix. Add the nuts and mix.
5. Grease a baking pan with butter and dust with some flour. Pour the prepared batter in the pan.Tap the pan gently once or twice to remove any big air bubbles.
6. Bake for 40 minutes or the toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let it cool down for 10 minutes and then invert the cake over an wire rack and let it cool completely before you begin icing.
NOTES:
1. The color of the cake largely depends on the dates used.
2. I used butter cream method of frosting in the pic.
3. The original recipe is here.
I have tried this cake so many times following your recipe and every time, it turns out to be super tasty. Thanks for this wonderful recipe Arpana :)
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you liked it... thanks Tanuja...
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