Date & Walnut Loaf Cake(No-Egg,No-Butter & No Refined Sugar)

Date & Walnut Loaf Cake(No-Egg,No-Butter & No Refined Sugar)

Author:

Soniya Saluja

Easy Date and Walnut Cake recipe with no eggs or sugar! Naturally sweetened with dates, this soft loaf cake is perfect with chai. Ready in under an hour.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: date walnut cake

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 40

Inactive Time: 20

Total Time: 1 10

Servings:

12 people

Calories:

197kcal

Ingredients

20 –25 pitted dates
1 cup hot milk
1 cup whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup neutral oil or melted butter / apple sauce / Greek yogurt
½ cup walnuts chopped

Instructions

Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C), grease and line a loaf pan.
Soak dates: Pour hot milk over the pitted dates, soak 30 to 60 minutes until soft.
Blend: Blend soaked dates with milk into a smooth paste.
Mix wet ingredients: Add oil to date paste and whisk until smooth.
Sift dry ingredients: Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder together.
Combine: Fold dry ingredients into wet mixture until just combined.
Add walnuts: Toss chopped walnuts in flour and fold into batter.
Bake: Pour into pan, bake 35 to 40 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool: Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.

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Notes

You can substitute the oil with apple sauce. Let the cake cool completely before releasing the springform ring so the edges stay neat and intact.

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