Date Cake (Eggless)
This is a cake recipe I got from my pachi(mom’s sister). She has an amazing collection of very easy and very tasty food. One among them is this cake. The cake mix requires hardly 2-3 steps and you will have a cake with amazing taste :).
This is one of the dishes she always prepared for any parties at her home. It became so popular that everybody started asking her for this recipe. It spread in her circle of friends and relatives like a wild fever. After a few days everybody was baking this cake at their home. There is a tradition in their family to send food items, mostly sweets or some other special dishes, to friends and relatives occasionally -once in a month or so. After this ‘cake fever’, everybody was finding this cake in the box sent to them. Finally Pachi was so bored of eating it, she had to stop baking this.
When I started baking, I prepared this once and took it to office. Again, the ‘cake fever’ was spread in the office. Everybody who tasted the cake thought I bought it from the store and was bluffing about having baked it myself!!!. So be careful when you are baking this, you might start a ‘cake fever’ again :D.
This cake tastes great when served with vanilla icecream.
I wish to send this entry to Meenakshi’s ‘Picnic at park‘ event.
Ingredinets:
18 dates(Khajoor)
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup all purpose flour or maida
1/2 cup oil
1 tea spn baking soda
1 tbl spn cashews, walnuts(optional)
PS: If you use ‘baking powder’ instead of ‘baking soda’, cake becomes a bit harder.
Method:
Soak the dates in warm milk overnight (I usually don’t soak the dates since I use the seedless dates). 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.
Sieve together flour and baking soda. Add the flour one table spoon at a time and mix slowly. Add the nuts and mix.
Preheat the oven at 350F. Bake the cake in a greased oven proof dish for 35-40min (or till a knife inserted in the cake comes out clean).
Makes 8 large pieces
Preparation time : 45min
Updated pictures on Frb 17th 2008 :
PS: The color of the cake largely depends on the dates used. I have made it with different varieties of dates and sometimes it turns out black and sometimes it is very light in color. So do not panic if your cake does not look exactly like mine.
One change I made this time is, I didn’t add oil. It was a bit less dense, but the taste was still great. So I think I will be baking the low calorie version, ie without oil hereafter. All other ingredients quantity remain same.
Hi, I really want to make this cake soon. It looks great and so fluffy.
May 27th, 2006 at 9:14 pmLooks yummy… When can i learn to bake !!!!!!
May 27th, 2006 at 10:16 pmHI..first time visit. Nice blog and tasty posts
May 28th, 2006 at 1:13 amshilpa,
May 28th, 2006 at 1:37 amcan i use butter,instead of oil,çoz the oil i have is having a strong smell which i dnt like.any idea how to make it with butter??:(
Shilpa, Wow, the date Cake is yummilicious……want to take a bite this instant…….:)
May 28th, 2006 at 6:56 amHi Shilpa,
May 28th, 2006 at 1:29 pmYou are increasing my baking list .
Thnak you for the recipe and i like to do it asap.
Vineela
Mika, Srikala,Lera, Vineela thanks for your comments :). Try the cake and let me know if you get ‘cake fever’.
May 28th, 2006 at 4:54 pmTony, I feel baking is very easy compared to cooking any other food. Because if you follow the instructions properly, it hardly takes 10mins of your effort and while baking, you need not keep an eye :).
Mamta, I haven’t tried this cake with butter. May be you can give it a try. But even if you use the oil, the smell will not remain after baking. The oil makes this cake much much easier, because if butter is used, the initial beating process takes a lot of time. So I still recommend you to use any vegetable oil (reduce the quantity and try it)
Hi Shilpa,
May 28th, 2006 at 5:44 pmWonderful eggless cake. I will try it and let u know soon. Thanx for sharing,
Shilpa,
May 28th, 2006 at 9:57 pmThat’s an awfully easy recipe by your Pachi. I’ll have to try it out, maybe today itself. It will be nice for my little daughter too.
MT, Vaishali, try and let me know if you like the taste.
May 29th, 2006 at 8:50 amHey Shilpa… this looks so tempting. I am going to make this soon…
May 30th, 2006 at 7:29 amhi shilpa,
May 30th, 2006 at 11:46 ami m planing to bake this cake for vinodh’s bthday. And this will be my first cake baking..
Tina, Sudha, let me know if you like the cake :).
May 30th, 2006 at 12:50 pmHi Shilpa
May 31st, 2006 at 1:03 amFirst of all I would like to appreciate your good job, the photos of recipes are so tempting, i tried your date cake, it was very tasty, but after sometime it became very hard, (is that because i baked it microwave oven) please clarify my doubt, and give me some suggestions to make it soft,
thanku,
Babi, Thanks for the comment. I don’t know if the microwave oven has made it hard. I always use oven to bake it. Please try baking in normal oven next time. Do not refrigerate the cake.
One more thing is….(I too didn’t know this before, just asked my pachi)… Use ‘Baking soda’ instead of ‘baking powder’. I have updated the recipe accordingly now.
May 31st, 2006 at 6:17 amHi shilpa,
Great recipe, I did try your cake recipe for my engagement day, I posted the message there. It was very good, My first cake.
May 31st, 2006 at 4:55 pmI will surely try this recipe, all i wanted to find out was if we dont refrigerate it how many days can i keep it outside to make it stay fresh,
Thanks for sharing wonderful recipes, special thanks to your pachi.
Radha, Thanks a lot for the comment :). Well..I need to ask my pachi for more clarifications now. usually I dont keep any cake for more than two days. But this cake remains good for 4-5 days withour refrigerating.
May 31st, 2006 at 5:00 pm[...] Date Cake from Aayi’s Recipes [...]
May 31st, 2006 at 6:57 pmHey Shilpa,
June 18th, 2006 at 9:51 amUr recipe is really good.I was wondering whether we can do this recipe with wheat flour instead of maida. Also how long shld i pre heat the oven? I am a first timer.. so plz let me know the details…
I don’t think wheat flour can be used for this cake. I have never used wheat flour for any cakes. So please use maida or all purpose flour.
June 18th, 2006 at 10:12 amPreheat the oven for 10mins.
Also…if u r using the conventional oven, use the middle rack for baking the cakes to ensure an evenly baked cake.
Hi Shilpa,
July 14th, 2006 at 7:49 amI tried your date cake and it turned out great! I took it to be had for dessert at my cousins place but it was devoured in the first five minutes even before appetizer ha!ha! The only difference from your recipe was that i had to bake it for 50-55 minutes.
thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe and look forward to many more. You are doing a great job, keep it up!
Shelly
dear shilpa,
July 20th, 2006 at 6:35 amur cake recipes are great!keep it up.i wanted to try the date cake for my little one,who doesnt eat them raw.i have a doubt:when do we add the sugar?how well should we mix it?thanks.
Thanks Shelly.
July 20th, 2006 at 6:39 amGayathre, I have updated the post, sorry I had missed the sugar :(. Just have a look. Sugar should be blended completely with date-milk mixture.Thanks.
wow!shilpa,u are amazing!i hope to stay in touch with u thro’ ur wonderful site.have a great day!!
July 20th, 2006 at 6:42 amHi Shilpa… Lovely website! My moms from Manglore who ofcours speaks konkani… I love the language i think its the sweetest language ever!! I cant speak Konkani very well though! Anywayz.. wanted to know.. wats better? shud i use Kharik (dry dates) or Khazur (wet dates)?
Will try this recipe this weekend itself
August 16th, 2006 at 2:56 pmHi Shilpa… Lovely website! My mom is from Manglore who ofcourse speaks konkani… I love the language i think its the sweetest language ever!! I cant speak Konkani very well though! Anywayz.. wanted to know.. wats better? shud i use Kharik (dry dates) or Khazur (wet dates)?
Will try this recipe this weekend itself
August 16th, 2006 at 2:57 pmSudha, nice to know your mom is also a Konkani :). You should use the wet dates (khazoor) for this. Kharik will not go well.
August 16th, 2006 at 3:16 pmWow.. Shilpa u replied so promptly
Thanks again. Will def. try this one for our jain friends coming over the weekend. Also made Eggless Banana Walnut Cake from Mahanandi’s site. Tats where I got alink to your site and m looking at it since almost 2 hrs now… getting nostalgic thinking abt my mom sitting in Mumbai! hehe.
can i send u a recipe too? I think the prawn curry mom makes is also konkani style but a lil diff. If its oki by u.. i can ask for the recipe and send it to you. Its the yummiest ever!!
August 16th, 2006 at 3:20 pmSure Shubha. I will be very happy to get the recipe from you. Do mail it to me. Thanks in advance :).
August 16th, 2006 at 3:23 pmis baking soda and meetha soda the same? please help. thank u
August 24th, 2006 at 6:30 amNidhi, baking soda and meetha soda are same (both are sodium bicarbonates)
August 24th, 2006 at 6:36 amHey I love this recipe Shilpa. I love these no-nonsense fruit and dried fruit cakes. I have never used ground dates in cakes before, will try it as soon as i get some free baking time and shall let you know. Since I don’t use much of refined foods, I’ll be trying for the first time a mix of AP and whole wheat flour. I always bake with whole wheat flour aka simple chapati cha atta, and it turns out good.
Cheers
August 25th, 2006 at 6:39 amN
Hey Shilpa… I made this cake and it was down right yummy! soft, fluffy, simply yummy!! Only thing is it didnt look like yours! It was brown in color! Wonder why? Thanks anywayz.
September 17th, 2006 at 8:35 pmNandita, I hope you got a good cake :).
Shubha, I think the color might depend on dates. Also, I take out the cake when it is just done. Baking it for a longer time, might change the color.
September 17th, 2006 at 8:47 pmYeah maybe the dates color make a difference! Well i too took the cake out just when it was done… exact 35 mins! So i guess it is the dates color
Thanks a lot. Next on my list to try is your Rava cake 
IWll keep you posted.
September 18th, 2006 at 9:07 amwhether diabetic patient can eat dates?
September 20th, 2006 at 6:14 amthis seems Yammi… i’ll try this today itself…
September 21st, 2006 at 11:54 amDr Jyoti, I don’t think diabetic patient can eat dates, because they are sweet.
September 21st, 2006 at 12:27 pmhello,
September 23rd, 2006 at 3:00 ami checked out your site and was bowled over by the looks of your cute date cake…yummmmy!!
i got down to making it right away…..i was amazed as it came off the oven,hot,soft,yummy and light.
my hubby,kids and mom in law loved it…and so did i.
thanks a lot for such great recipes.
regs suchi.
hi,
i must tell you that it looks so simple and yummy…i’m always on the look out for eggless stuff…please, can you tell me if this can be made in the micro oven cos i dont have a regular oven….
September 29th, 2006 at 2:19 amArundati, if you look at the comments above, one of the reader(Babi) had baked it in microwave. So you can also try. I have not tried it in microwave yet.
October 6th, 2006 at 8:36 amHi Shilpa,
October 15th, 2006 at 3:51 pmI tried this recipe on saturday as had a friend over for dinner…..this cake was fabulous. Thanks for sharing. I do have a few questions though..when you refer to 1 cup or 3/4th cup measurements..would you be able to let me know the quantity in terms of grams as the cake was not very sweet so am not sure if the cup I used is larger or just that the dates were not sweet enough. Can you pls let me know
Rgds
Renuka
Renuka, I have no idea how much they will be in grams. But since you are measuring everything with the same cup, the proportions would be correct. This cake is usually not very sweet. If you need it very sweet, you have to increase the sugar amount.
October 16th, 2006 at 3:00 pmHi Shilpa,
Hey Thanks for the response. I tried the cake again and this time round increased dates frm 18 to about 25. It was perfect. Thanks for the great recipe
Rgds
October 17th, 2006 at 9:50 pmRenuka
please send me the simple cakes recipies and more snacks recipie which I can make it in Micro oven.
October 29th, 2006 at 7:18 amHi! Shilpa,
The cake really looks yumm…….and I’m going to try it out today. Just want to know if we can also make the cake with eggs, if so what would be the number of eggs to be used?
November 9th, 2006 at 11:07 pmthis sounds really easy will surely try it out byeeee
November 21st, 2006 at 7:47 ami got recepi from this page.i try to create.
November 22nd, 2006 at 10:06 amThis recipe sounds great and easy.
November 29th, 2006 at 2:40 amJust waiting to try and spead the cake fever
But just one question: What is “pitted baking dates” ???
Tripti, “pitted baking dates” are dates in the form of a paste. I found this packet in a middle eastern store here. Since I was using it for baking, I thought “baking dates” would be a better choice. I have no idea what is the difference between the two dates. I baked this cake with normal dates last week and it came out very dark in color almost like a chocolate cake. It tastes very good.
November 29th, 2006 at 7:51 amHi Shilpa,
November 30th, 2006 at 1:40 amTried this recipe.Came out very well.Can you suggest some more eggless cake recipes?
Radha Anand, plese see the “moist chocolate cake” and “eggless banana cake” under “cakes” category. I will see if I can find any more.
November 30th, 2006 at 7:50 amThanks for this wonderful recipe. I wanted to know whether I should beat in the oil with an egg beater or blend it in the blender? Thanks.
December 24th, 2006 at 8:49 pmBinth, use blender to blend it. That way oil gets mixed faster. With egg beater I guess it would take more time.
December 24th, 2006 at 9:08 pmThanks for your prompt reply Shilpa. I tried out the cake today and it was amazing mashaAllah! Very soft, fluffy and delicious! Thanks for sharing this simple yet wonderful recipe.
December 26th, 2006 at 9:17 amOh, I forgot to mention that the baking time was barely 20 mts. for me.
December 27th, 2006 at 12:20 pmIs bicarbonate of soda the same as baking soda?
January 2nd, 2007 at 4:19 amhi,
January 3rd, 2007 at 5:16 amthe cake looks really good and easy to make. i have a microwave (without convection) .can i bake this cake in it?
if so, how long will it take?
and should i bake in full power?
looking forward to ur advice,
thank you!
Very interesting recipe and the cake comes out very well….thanks…
January 5th, 2007 at 12:23 pmHi Shilpa,
I have a query. I have not yet tried out your delicious cake. Just want to know if you buy the normal dates from the dry fruit store i.e khazoor you only have to remove the seeds and is it necessary for it to be soaked whole night. Pls let me know. I want to try it very urgently.
January 11th, 2007 at 5:37 amVanessa, I use pitted dates so they need not be soaked and the cake batter gets ready within 10mins. I buy these from Indian store. If you use seeded dates, then you need to soak, so that the seeds can be removed easily.
January 11th, 2007 at 9:45 pmHi Shilpa,
I tried the cake yesterday & it was so easy to make. It came out great. Only thing had to bake it for 55minutes and used baking powder instead of baking soda. Thanks for the wonderful recipe.
Jennifer
January 21st, 2007 at 7:41 amThanks for this delicious recipe. I have heard about you from Shaheen. I have tried this cake (dates cake) and came out well. My children are allergic to eggs. They like muffins and cakes very much. Could you please give me recipes for egg less muffins
January 24th, 2007 at 8:27 amhi
ue recipe is really grt
and i want to try it
now a days i m learing baking and find out the differnt type of cake recipe
but can u help
i have 1 problem
i have no ovan
i have microwave ovan ( company kantax) manual handling
i try to bake the cake in it then i dont know how much cook it
plz reply me
i wana try ur recipe how i cook it in microwabe ovan
February 9th, 2007 at 2:21 amhi
February 9th, 2007 at 2:40 amur recipe is really grt now a days i m trying to learn baking
so i have only problem is that i have no ovan according to degree waise
i have microwave ovan (kantax company manual ) so i have so problem to bake in it tell me plz method to bake in the microwave ovan
can we make this in a microwave and how much time do we hav to set n the microwave for it’s preparation..????
February 9th, 2007 at 11:07 pmHi Shilpa,
I baked this cake today with awesome results. It just melted in the mouth and was rich in taste. The best part was that it took just 15 min to put tog the ingredients. The baking time was 55 min for me and even after that I felt that the center was still soft. Should I bake it is a broader tray? I used a 7 ” dia circular tray.
Tks
Viji Surendhra
February 11th, 2007 at 2:45 pmhi shilpa……….ur a great cook! this recipe was a hit when i tried it can u please post the recipe of real spicy hot chilli chicken. it would be great! thanks.
February 13th, 2007 at 11:17 pmViji, The baking dish should not matter as far as the batter does not rise above the dish and spill in oven. This is very soft cake as we don’t use egg in it. You can try baking it for a bit more time next time. I use different baking dishes everytime, so I think it wo’t matter.
Aishwarya, Thanks for trying and giving me your feedback. There is a paneer chili recipe on the site. Substitute paneer with marinated chicken (ginger-garlic paste and yogurt added to chicken and kept for around 1hr). Since I have stopped eating chicken, I don’t cook it at home unless there are any guests who specifically ask for it. I am sorry.
February 14th, 2007 at 7:06 amHello
February 21st, 2007 at 11:09 pmyummy yummy date cake. Thanks for the lovely photos as well as the recipe. baking cake is something I enjoy and plan it for sturdays so that I cld keep my kids occupied.
Btw have you tried date halwa:
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/10313-post110.html
I tried this cake today. It came out yummy. The only thing is that it did not rise in the center. It was ready in 35 mins . should I have kept it longer?
Also was I suppose to wait for the cake to cool down before talking it from the pan. the base was till stuck to the pan.
February 23rd, 2007 at 9:23 pmGeeta, From your description, it looks like the heat was very high. Use the middle rack to bake oven. Also, keep the cake at bit lower temperature next time, and keep it for more time. If the cake pan was not greased and dusted well, the cake will stick to bottom. So make sure the entire pan is greased and dusted well.
February 23rd, 2007 at 9:47 pmHi shilpa,
Thanks for your reply. Am I supposed to remove the cake when it is hot or wait for it too cool down.
Thanks,
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:17 pmgeeta
Geeta, you should wait till the cake is cooled down. You can also use parchment paper to cover the baking dish instead of greasing the bowl. But in any case you need to wait till the cake cools down.
February 23rd, 2007 at 11:00 pmhi ,
i would like to do it coz it seems so nice but i would like to ask you a question
how can i do the caramel sauce so i can add it at the top of the cake it will get better tast .
thanks
March 4th, 2007 at 3:58 pmRouia, I sencerely feel the caramel topping would take out the unique taste of this cake. This is a date cake and has a very good date flavor. If you still want, I would refer some of chocolate cake recipes for caramel sauce.
March 4th, 2007 at 4:22 pmhi shilpa,
March 5th, 2007 at 12:29 pmi tried the cake and it was really mind blowing. it looked, smelled and tasted heavenly. thanks for the great recipe.
chass
Hi Shilpa
March 13th, 2007 at 5:34 amwhat a rich looking cake. I am always looking for simple and interesting baking recipes. Just had a question. If I use pitted dates, I should still grind the dates with the specified qty of milk?
Yes SL, you have to grind dates to get a paste. If you try to mix them with milk by hand, pieces of dates might remain.
March 13th, 2007 at 7:26 amhi shilpa,
Cake looks delicious. I’m going to make it tommorrow and i have a question….when we soaked the dates in milk overnight, do we have to keep that in refrigiratior or just leave on the counter top? if we leave outside is it ok with the milk?
thanks,
March 16th, 2007 at 8:42 amSailu
Sailaja, I think it is better to keep it refrigerated overnight and take out around 1hr before so that it comes to room temperature while making the cake batter. If you have seedless dates, it is not required to soak overnight, just grind them with milk and it will be fine.
March 16th, 2007 at 9:11 amWow! popular post Shilpa!
March 16th, 2007 at 2:21 pmI just bought some dates(Medjool) and will “give it a whirl” as they say… I’ll let you know how it turned out. I was looking for a new sweet to make and this caught my eye.
My mother used to make a “chocolate chip date cake”. If I can find the recipe in the house, I’ll send it for you to try!
hi shilpa,
March 27th, 2007 at 6:56 ami’m a regular reader of ur site.i just love reading & seeing ur recipes.for the first time i tried ur date cake.it was delicious.. but i added a mashed banana also in my cake & it was a wonderful moist cake.thanx for the recipe.c u & best wishes.
I was searching for eggless cakes in Google a couple months ago when I had no eggs. I first made this cake a couple months ago using brown sugar instead of white and it was absolutely delicious. I just bought a big container of dates yesterday and plan on making it again since eggs have been really expensive lately and I am craving some baked goods.
March 27th, 2007 at 4:20 pmhi shilpa,
i ill try this eggless cake seems very tasty i ill enjoy eating it.and also i dont eat egg so if u know more recipes of cake u plz mail me [eggless cake]
March 29th, 2007 at 4:08 amwhich is egg less
March 29th, 2007 at 4:10 amand also if i dont have oven what shell i use to bake it and how much time will it take
March 29th, 2007 at 4:12 amhi,shilpa
i was looking for a eggless cake ,loved the reciepe,will be trying it out today itself,it looks rich & yummy.
neena
March 31st, 2007 at 6:57 amhi!
April 2nd, 2007 at 10:49 amshilpa!
Iwas looking for eggless cake. Its a great recipe .thanks for sharing. Thanks to your pachi too.
Hi Shilpa,
Your date cake sounds yummy. In your recipe, when u say a ‘cup’ do u mean the measuring cups used in america or can any cup be used
Thanks a tonne ..
Kripa
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:52 amhey! I saw ur recipe for cake ,i am a vegetarian n i just loved it. I am going to try this.can i make this in microwave oven please reply dear. i am going to post a chocolate cake recipe ,ofcourse eggless made in microwave oven in just 6 MINUTES hope u all will just LOVE IT!!!!!
April 2nd, 2007 at 4:23 pmKripa, yes I use the measuring cup used in US. Before coming here, I used any normal sized cup(not the small or big ones), but that is always confusing since every cup is of different size. I think in India also we get those measuring cups.
Karish, yes you can use microwave oven for baking this. But I don’t know anything about it since I never baked anything in microwave oven. I am sorry.
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:15 pmDear Shilpa,
that was a very prompt reply … Thanks you very much
Kripa
April 3rd, 2007 at 8:03 amhey shilps,thanks 4 ur reply…….muchas gracias!!!!!
April 4th, 2007 at 3:23 amhi Shilpa,
April 9th, 2007 at 6:12 amI baked the date cake,it was yummy, my little one took it to school today with a promise that i will bake many more. thanks for the tasty reciepe.
neena
This recipe indeed deserves to be most popular post on this site. It tastes good and is a good motivation for first timers to bake more. Thanks shilpa. It was a good treat on my husband’s birthday, iam a first timer too.
April 9th, 2007 at 12:52 pmHello,
April 9th, 2007 at 11:04 pmcan you send eggless cake recipe in hindi language
I have diabetis and high cholestrol in my family and have been forced to play around with this website to cater to the family. I used 1/2 of splenda rather than sugar, sofala oil or EVOO rather than regular oil and regular roti flour. Also, we are no veg’s so I added one egg white for fluff.
April 10th, 2007 at 2:33 amHi Shilpa,
Date cake has become my hubby’s favorite cake. He wants me to bake every week. I also made Vermecillie upma the way you told in your website. It was super hit in my house. Every weekend my hubby wants that upma… Thanks allot shilpa.
Manisha
April 13th, 2007 at 1:02 pmShilpa… I was waiting to be the 100th to comment on this cake. It is a super hit in my home and neighborhood too. I will be baking it for the third time tomorrow.A hat rick,continuously baking for 3 days. My comment on it would be “It is the BEST RECIPE on Aayisrecipes.com” Thanks to you and pachi for it. I now believe in the cake fever.
April 14th, 2007 at 12:27 amHi shilpa,
Thanks a lot for such wonderful recipe…My toddler n other friends loved this cake..its a big hit!
Tasted heavenly with ice cream:)
~chitra
April 15th, 2007 at 11:30 pmHi Shilpa,
Thank you so much for this recipe! This is the first cake I have baked. It came out very well and tastes very good too. My husband loves cakes and he was very happy
thanks to you 
April 20th, 2007 at 6:10 pmDear Shilpa…The cake fever is on in my apartment complex here. Everybody is baking this cake. Once again this is the BEST on Aayisrecipes. Please thank pachi on my behalf.
April 23rd, 2007 at 10:21 pmWonderful recipe’s..I’m gonna try the date cake soon. Will let u know how it turns out
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:05 amDear Shilpa,
May 6th, 2007 at 9:29 pmI am Deepa from Belgaum, recently moved to US…first time commenting on your blog.
Just now baked this cake(My first ever baking experience) and it is fabulous!!
Hubby and me loved it very much. Thanks a ton for sharing this great recipe with all of us.
I just read in one of the repies somthing about diabetics and dates. At present we know much more about what diabetics can eat. The answer is everything but with care. A test indicated that sugar(!!!!) is as fast enterred in the bloodstream as potatos! You need a food table and then replace some of your food with something else that has the same content in carbohydrates. Take smaal amounts at a time. After all a bite of cake tasts as nice as the whole cake. My wife is a insulin dependent diabetic and she can eat whatever she likes but in small portions. Obtain a bloodsugar measuring instrument and test your blood frequently and certainly when you try new foods! Success!
May 12th, 2007 at 3:59 amHi Shilpa,
Last week i tried out your eggless date cake for a party where all of them were vegetarians. It turned out amazing and it was all almost finished with just a piece remaining for me to taste. One of my guest commented that for any potluck parties in future, I should get the eggless date cake.
May 12th, 2007 at 10:49 amThanks a ton for sharing this wonderful recipe. Since in one of your eggless cake recipe you had included vinegar, i also amended this recipe to include 1 tsp of vinegar since the combination with baking soda helps to make it soft
I baked your cake this weekend and it turned out to be perfect. I have never baked anything before and it was so easy :). I was wondering if reducing the sugar quantity would affect the consistency of my cake since I like my cakes to be a little less sweet. Thank you for your super duper recipe and please keep posting recipes of eggless cakes and I will continue baking….
May 14th, 2007 at 10:38 amShilpa,
Looks great recipe. Is Baking soda is soda what we use for idly and Dosa. Please reply me I want to try this recipe.
May 15th, 2007 at 3:04 pmYes Neha, its the same.
May 15th, 2007 at 6:34 pmhey Shilpa,
I discovered your website by chance yesterday, when I was looking on the internet for a good way to use some gherkins. Then I came across your date cake recipe- and the result was fabulous (certified by my husband). I had a batch of dates that were not so good , and I did not want to waste them, so I used them in this recipe.
May 17th, 2007 at 6:08 amNote: I only baked my cake for about 25 mins and it came out fine. I probably used too large a baking pan (I had only this one particular square one in my baking cupboard!).
I will be a regular visitor from now on, and I am a blog reader, though I don’t have one of my own yet.
Thanks for your wonderful recipes …..and thanks to your aayi and your paachi!
Hi Shilpa,
Hey, Could you pls. tell me if you used maida(as sold in Indian grocery store) or “All purpose flour”. Once I tried maida for a cookie recipe that called for “All purpose flour”. and it was not so good.
May 17th, 2007 at 11:16 amAlso, could you pls. specify which oil you used b’cause I use peanut or olive oil for most of my cooking.
thanx.
BTW, recipe sounds very interesting and I would like to try it. So pls. respond asap
Shama, I use all purpose flour here but in India I used maida always. You can use peanut oil. I used sunflower oil or vegetable oil.
May 17th, 2007 at 9:26 pmShilpa. I recently came across your site when i was searching a recipe for Pani Puri and since then I have been hooked on to this site. Today I tried the date cake. It turned out nice. I baked for 40 min but it was burnt at the bottom. So next time, I’ll bake it for lesser time.
May 20th, 2007 at 2:33 pmThis cake looks very nice! Is it okay to use hand blender to mix the dough?
May 25th, 2007 at 12:00 amHi Shilpa,
This cake looks great.I am new at baking but I have a question that can we grind the dates with the milk in which they were soaked or just take out the dates and grind them with sugar and oil?And than add 3/4 cup of milk in it?
You mentioned above that “Add the flour one table spoon at a time and mix slowly.”but could you please tell me where to add flour..(hopefully to the date mixture).
May 25th, 2007 at 6:57 amMy daughter is crazy about cakes but as we don’t eat eggs it is pretty hard for me to think of an eggless cake…So Thanks to you and your aayi…
Milli, yes you can use hand blender.
Sia, yes, you have to grind the dates in same milk that you used for soaking. Yes, add the flour to the date mixture and mix.
May 25th, 2007 at 7:36 amHi
I have one more question..what kind of material it should be before putting in oven..means it should be of what consistency…semi solid..semi liquid….as I am new at baking..I would appreciate you answering this question.
May 27th, 2007 at 1:00 amThanks in advance…
Hi Shilpa,
No more questions now..I tried this cake and it turned out a great cake but I needed 55 minutes.My husband and daughter like it so much..
Thanks a lot for such a simple eggless recipe..Do you have more eggless recipes than please post(other than eggless banana rava cake).
May 27th, 2007 at 3:17 amShilpa,
I baked this cake again yesterday and it turned out nice. This time I baked it only for 30 min because last time when i baked it for 40 min, it was burnt at the bottom.
Thanks again for the recipe.
May 29th, 2007 at 11:33 amWonderful recipe! Fills the house with great smells, can’t wait to taste it at a party tomorrow. Thanks.
June 8th, 2007 at 1:41 pmI made this cake and it turned out very nice
I baked it for 25 mins on middle rack.
Thanks a lot for the recipe.
June 10th, 2007 at 1:02 pmHi Shilpa,
I am planning to bake this cake tomorrow. I do not have a mesuring cup with me. Can I use a cup which I have and add the quantities and per urs. Should the amount of dates be less than the flour. Please clarfy, so that I can come out with a sucessful cake tomorrow.
Shilpa: Uma, sorry, I can’t answer this question. You have to do trial and error :(.
June 18th, 2007 at 4:24 pmShilpa,
Ur Cake baking skills and pictures have tempted me to the extent of buying an electric oven! I did purchase one yesterday, hv yet to buy the accessories! I wd try this cake first.
Can u pls tell me if I hv to reduce the
pre-heating time — i m a beginner in baking( ur mail inspired me to get into baking and give it a try), hence a query which might sound foolish to u..
I shall follow the middle rack baking tip and read comments more carefully for any help!
Thankyou and ur site for making cooking such a pleasant and happening experience…not to forget the varieties!!!
Shilpa:Purnima, do not reduce preheating time. Usually 10mins preheating is done for any cakes.All the best for your first cake
June 24th, 2007 at 7:26 amShilpa,
Finally the day came and it was today, my first attempt wt electric oven to bake this super-moist and delicious cake! it did come out real gud for first timer like me, but the top coating got burnt..maybe 180 degrees in electric oven was too high…but no afsos!Tks a ton..and ur Gurudakshina is coming by mail!
Purnima.
July 11th, 2007 at 11:49 amShilpa,date-cake fever has started here now!dates we get here r too gud & best 4 this recipe! (electric ovens emit lot more heat than a gas oven-same goes for baking done in combi type of microwaves!hv 2 really chk every 10 mins)made this wonderfully moist & moderately sweet cake 4 second time!tku 4 postin it!!
July 17th, 2007 at 12:49 amHi Shilpa… tried this date cake & it came out well (Soft& fluffy).
i would like to know if baking powder can be substituted with baking soda in all cake recipes if the former tends to make cakes hard..?Also, i would like to share some of my recipes thro’ your site…where do i mail them to& is it ok?do reply soon. bye.
Shilpa: Roopa, its always better to follow the recipe as it is. It is not a good idea to replace baking soda with baking powder or vice versa. Sometimes it turns out good and sometimes it totally messes up the dish.
July 19th, 2007 at 6:57 amPlease mail me at aayisrecipes AT gmail.com. I will try out the recipes here and then post them. Thanks a lot for the offer.
Hi,
I tried the date cake yesterday…by the first method. It turned out very well and my mother and in laws enjoyed it a lot…It has been 7-8 years since I baked an eggless cake..!! I have one question about the recipe…just wondering if a touch of vanilla would be good, since I could smell the baking soda..
July 19th, 2007 at 12:07 pmShilpa: I don’t recommend adding vanilla as it might change the aroma/taste of dates in it. But you can give a try if you like.
Wow…….this is the first time i tried making a cake…..and believe me it came out yummy.i got a pack of fresh dates and did not know how to finish it..right time i found this recipe…….thank uuuu
July 20th, 2007 at 12:33 amHi Shilpa
I tried the cake on saturday and the results were magnificiant. Wow what can I say…. I cant stop eating them….. I used whipping cream instead of milk as I had some left over and wanted to use it up and then I used cake flour instead of maida/all purpose flour. The results were amazing… also I didnt grind the dates well enough… there were still some very small pieces and thats what made the cake taste even better I think…. I didnt read the recipe well enough so I messed up a few things…… I had bought the dates a few weeks ago and it was in the fridge… so it was still kind of hard even after leaving it out for a few hours…so they didnt grind very well…. but IT DIDNT MATTER…. THE CAKE WAS EXCELLENT!!! the cake fever has hit me for sure
thanks for this wonderful recipe :)))))
July 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 amThis cake was long pending in my to do list from your blog.I had very high expectations after reading your post and all the comments.
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:33 amI got a very nice cake,perfectly baked(30 mins).Mine looked so much like a chocolate cake and can be mistaken for one.I asked my hubby to guess.He was fully confused what cake it was(cos of the taste) but the only thing coming to his mind was chocolate cake.
We both liked it.Thanks.
hey
this receipe looks good, i wud like to try it soon. But i hv a small problem i dnt hv an oven. Is there any other way I can bake the cake. I have heard that cakes can also be baked in some other way (i think … not sure).
Can you please advice ….. i m new to cooking, learning to impress my wud be hubby.
August 7th, 2007 at 11:33 pmShilpa: Bharti, cakes can also be baked in cooker. But I have never tried it, you might have to search on the internet.
Hi Shilpa,
Wonderful wehsite.I’m a vegetarian and while searching for eggless cakes I entered this page.I was very excited to read your recipe of dates cake and all wonderful comments posted about it.All these prompted me to bake it very soon.It was the first time I’m making a cake and I’d no idea about the consistancy of the mix.I followed exactly all your measurements but I could fell the mix tight. Since I’m new to this I did not add extra milk also. I put it in the oven at 180 degreeC and after 10 min I felt a burning smell and checked the center and it was not baked. It took 35 min for the center part to bake properly.But very sad to say outer portion had turned to charcoal. What is the reason for this to happen? Was it the consistancy? Please give me proper advice. I do’nt want to give up. I will try till I succede. Please give me a prompt reply. thanks in advance.
August 8th, 2007 at 7:43 amShilpa: Padmapriya, if you have followed the recipe exactly, the batter would be fine. Don’t worry about the consistency. I feel the temperature of the oven was too high. Next time, keep it low and try.
Shilpa,
August 11th, 2007 at 12:51 amI have visited your site several times. Real good work & patience for all the details & Photographs. Tried out your Date Eggless cake . Must say a great recipe & spl thanks to your pacchi. The cake disappeared in 1 day flat!! Passed on the recipe to a few around. Got to know a few more blog sites thru you. Thanks.
Dear Shilpa,
Tried your Date Eggless cake, it was really wonderful. The receipe was so easy, my daughter who is 12 years old, actually she did everything and was very happy that she did something first time and came out great.
I have recently visited your site and got many easy receipes.
Now looking forward to have mango eggless cake, if you have any receipe please let us kknow..
Thanks again
August 15th, 2007 at 1:07 amDear Shilpa,
Tried your Date Eggless cake, it was really wonderful. The receipe was so easy, my daughter who is 12 years old, actually she did everything and was very happy that she did something first time and came out great.
I have recently visited your site and got many easy receipes.
Now looking forward to have mango eggless cake, if you have any receipe please let us kknow..
Thanks again
August 15th, 2007 at 1:15 amDear Shilpa,
Tried your eggless date cake and it came out beautifully. It tasted very good too. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
Do you have any recipe for eggless brownies???
Keep sharing such recipes
August 17th, 2007 at 6:06 amHi shilpa,
Padmapriya again.Again tried the cake by reducing the temp. to 160C for 35min by preheating for 10min. This time it was not that bad still the outer portion was completly burned. I cut apart the outer portion and used the inner portion. It was very tasty and soft. I think again the temp was high. My oven is INDESIT and in the catalogue baking temp. for raised cakes is mentioned as 165C for 35-40min and preheat time as 15min. How should I set the oven when I bake next time? What does it mean by raised cake? Is this a raised cake? After taking out from the oven when can I take it out from the baking pan and cut the cake?
Thanking you
Padmapriya
August 20th, 2007 at 9:24 amShilpa: I think by raised cake they mean the cakes which rise too much (this cake does not rise much). If there are many racks in your oven, use the middle one (if only two racks, use lower one) for baking next time. Also after 20mins, open the oven and check if cake is done. If it is done, remove it immediately, otherwise keep it in oven again(you might need to do this till you know exactly how long you need to bake and on what temperature). The cake should cool to room temperature before you can take it out off the pan.
Hi Shilpa
Tried your very unique, healthy and tasty cake for a small get together. Everyone loved it! Being a veg, we dont get enough recipes for baking items and if so, they are loaded with unwanted calories/fat. This one is very good.
Only change I made is added 1/2 tsp baking pd and 1.2 tsp baking soda. Also added 24 dates and reduced the sugar by 1/4 cup & it was perfect. ONLY problem I saw was , the cake was not cooking from the inside and it took almost 1hr 10 mins to cook the inner part, one good thing , the outer was not bad at all and it did not burn out..!
let me know if anything apart from the baking pd would have caused this delay in baking
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Looking forward to more interesting healthy recipes.
Shilpa: Sandhya, what was the temperature on which you baked it? Also, too many dates might have made it more softer from inside.
August 27th, 2007 at 11:41 amThe temp I kept was the same Preheat for 5 mins and then 350deg F . I get your point on the no of dates added. But if I would liek to reduce the qty of sugar and add more dates how should I adjust the cake to get the right consistency. I guess the inside was not done for even after 45 mins of baking. Thanks Shilpa and I love your sundried entries, I want to try them soon.. Waiting for the long weekend.
August 28th, 2007 at 9:37 amis the baking soda the same as we use to add in the idli and dosa batter ? please to clarify?
Shilpa: Yes Sapna, it is same
September 13th, 2007 at 5:14 amHi
I have baking dates. I am not sure how to substitue the ingredients in the reciepe. Can you help me with that? Can’t wait to try it.
Shilpa: Stacey, last time when I tried the cake with baking dates, I used about 15 dates and cake came out well. It was just an experiment since I didn’t know how to substitute. But the cake was yumm.
September 13th, 2007 at 6:04 pmHi Shilpa,
the cake sure looks yummy and I can’t wait to try it. I’ve one question. As u mentioned that we’ve to soak dates in warm milk, so while making the paste, should we also use the milk they were soaked in?.
Shilpa: Yes Erum, you should use the milk in which it is soaked in while grinding.
September 20th, 2007 at 2:29 amhi Shilpa,
September 26th, 2007 at 7:28 pmUr cake recipies are v.simple n amazing.In fact i was searching for simple cake recipies,coz im just a beginner in baking..so wntd to try out somthng easy for d 1st time.Ur easy cake recipies hav inspired me alot n m v,excited to make one.
i had a query n needed some clarification.- U said its better to use baking soda 4 dis recipie.N baking soda is d one that is used in Idli n dhoklas ….rgt.
Furthur, rgt nw i do not have baking soda….so can i use “ENO” powder as a substitute for baking soda..? (this question actuly came to my mind coz in many dhokla recipies that iv read,it was mentioned that u can use ENO also instead of baking powder ..
So can it b used for this cake also ..pls lemme kno. N thnks 4d gr8 recipies..
Shilpa: Thanks Meenal. I have never seen any cakes with ENO. So I don’t suggest using it.
Hi Shilpa,
September 27th, 2007 at 1:49 pmThnks for ur prompt rply.I wud definitely try out d cake.Also Wud like to see many more simple cake recipies frm u.awaiting the same.
Thnks again.
This recipe came out *perfect* on my first try. Thank you!
October 1st, 2007 at 11:43 amSidenote - I used a loaf pan instead of a cake pan. I also took it out of the oven after 40 minutes. When I stuck the toothpick in, it came out clean but wet. When I tried a piece just then the cake was a little over-moist, but once the cake cooled it was *perfect*. If I had left it in the oven too long it would have been too dry by the time it finished cooling. Just thought I’d share.
October 1st, 2007 at 11:56 amthanx.il try it …can u send it to my mail addresss..
October 7th, 2007 at 3:46 amHi shilpa! I just found your page researching for so recipies, but it is great! thanks a lot for this nice loving page! i have tried this one at home today and it worked our perfectly!! it tastes so nice and it is so easy to make!
October 9th, 2007 at 6:48 pmmy husband loved it!
Hi Shilpa!
This Date cake recipe is jst so good. Today is my Hubby’s bday and I thought of baking a cake for him. The cake turned out jst perfect. (I made a cake for the first time.) Thanks for ur perfect recipe.
October 11th, 2007 at 12:04 amHi Shilpa, I made this cake today & it came out really well… it had a very diff taste(slightly like nei appam)… it’s very moist & very tasty… Thanks a lot for the recipe…
October 11th, 2007 at 2:05 amHi shilpa,
This was first cake i tried… i came very well…
Thanks for making such a wonderful site.
October 12th, 2007 at 12:33 pmAsha Hegde
Hi Shilpa,
Im njoing baking ur varios cake n othr recipies as theyr comin out really well..
So cant wait to bake this yummy date cake.
Before going ahead, i wntd to clear few thngs: Iv bought a dates pack on wh its mentioned “pitted dates”,n they are seedless.Wntd to ask u whether they r same as pitted BAKING dates..? that u have used…
Shilpa: Meenal, I don’t know what is the difference between two. But as I mentioned in the “Update” above, when I baked this for the second time, I used normal dates. The taste/texture was better than the first one.
October 16th, 2007 at 10:56 amYeah Shilpa,i kno….but rgt nw m havng only that pitted dates pack..:(
(Hope to get d normal dates in US stores here..)
Also,in appearance,these pitted dates r moist n similar to our normal dates..but seedless..
Niways..i canot wait to try ths cake so il soak these pitted dates ovrngt(as u sugest for normal dates) n chk hw d cake turns out..
Wud u suggest soaking them..or i shd directly use them….
Thnks n Regards
Meenal.
Shilpa: Meenal, when I said normal dates, I meant both pitted ones and the one with seeds. Both have same effects. With pitted, it is fast because you need not even remove seeds. I always buy pitted dates here.
October 16th, 2007 at 3:30 pmOk Shilpa….Thnks for the info..
Things are now v.much clear in my head..
(Thnks for ur patience..in answering my queries!!)..Il bake dis cake soon n let u kno..
Bye 4nw..TC..
Thnks n Regards,
October 16th, 2007 at 4:01 pmMeenal
Hi,
October 16th, 2007 at 4:46 pmI did the cake and taste great!!!!!I did it in the microven.And takes just 4 to 5 mins.
Thank U
hi,
October 16th, 2007 at 7:07 pmI made the cake and taste great!!! I made it in the microven in just 5 mins!
Thank u
Hi Shilpa,
I baked this cake rgt nw….n its turnd out really amazing..
Its becom moist n v.soft..just melts in d mouth..n tastes delicious..:)
M waiting for my hubby to taste it n give compliments..!! Thnks to U..:)
Meenal.
October 17th, 2007 at 2:01 pmHello shilpa,
October 21st, 2007 at 10:56 amI liked your Date and Walnut cake,it turned out to be very nic.But one suggestion is that whenwe soak dates in milk the dates absorb the milk and when we combine the flour the batter is very thick so i added some water and made it of pouring consisenty it turned out very very soft and nice.Thanks.Add some more eggless cakes recipes or give alternate for eggs in other recipes.BEST REGARDS.Divya.
Hi Shilpa,
I just tried this recipe for a small party at home…it came out just perfect
Thanks for a great recipe.
October 22nd, 2007 at 2:32 ammy lil daughter loved it
thanks
Chaitra
Hi Dear.Thanks a lot for the recipe.Looks Yummy.Will surely try this one for my husband´s birthday which happens to be tommorow and will surely let u know as to how it came out. Thanks once again.Take care.
October 22nd, 2007 at 7:43 amhi,
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:09 pmThis is my first cake i tried ….it turned out very good i added some dry fruits & berries to this cake ….its yummy
The cake came out too good. I had made it for my husband´s birthday yesterday and like u said, everybody thought i had purchased it from the bakery. Thanks a lot once again God Bless U.
October 24th, 2007 at 2:08 pmlove this cake …..now i WILL HAVE TO get my oven repaired ….gave up baking when the oven started acting weird ….now this cake is on my must try list
October 25th, 2007 at 9:10 pmHi,
I tried this recipe tonigt as I am taking my daughter out to a petting zoo…its come out so moist and so soft. Its almost as if its restaurant bought….I took the liberty of adding some teeny weeny sliced bits of dates so its reminding of me the plum cakes i used to have when i was little, from a bakery near home!!! Awesome. Do you hae more options of eggless cakes? WE ALL LOVED THIS RECIPE!!!
October 26th, 2007 at 11:31 pmThank you so much! After a long time i baked a cake successfuly. And i can’t believe it was so great even without eggs!! The cake looked superb and tasted amazing and was nice and moist. It rose perfectly. Thank you!
October 28th, 2007 at 4:14 amHi,
Thanks for the wonderful receipe! This cake was my first attempt to bake anything, and it turned out absolutely delicious! So much that in just one day there were not even crumbs left. I’ve saved this receipe to make again and again!
October 29th, 2007 at 2:34 amHi,
Thanks for the wonderful receipe! I had never baked before and inspite of that the cake was yummy, delicious and extremely fast! Hope for more such receipes and keep up the good work…
October 29th, 2007 at 2:58 amhiii,
October 31st, 2007 at 6:45 pmi tried this recipe the frst time i saw it n it came out fantastic. the walnut n dates combination is gr8. i just had to use a little more milk to get the right consistency n then all was fine.
thanks n wud love to know more of eggless cakes.
Hi Shilpa,
Thanks for the wonderful date cake recipe. I adore this simple, yet delicious cake.
Thanks again for the wonderful array of recipes in this blog.
November 6th, 2007 at 2:24 pmHi Shilpa,
November 8th, 2007 at 8:29 amFirst time I tried the Cake and it was just yummyyy:) Thanks a lot for this wonderful cake recipe.
Shilpa:
I think since I learned this recipe I’ve made the cake almost ten times. It’s come out amazing each time. You were right - it did start a date cake craze! The recipe is so easy and the cake is so tasty. I made a couple loaves last weekend and the kids who ate it didn’t know it was even date cake. They thought they were eating chocolate brownies!
November 9th, 2007 at 10:58 am[...] recipes for a few years now, but hunted far and wide for an eggless version. I found this recipe on aayi’s recipes while surfing around, and typically it stayed in my bookmarked list for ages. Finally, the cake was [...]
November 13th, 2007 at 7:28 amHi Shilpa, Tried out the date cake yesterday and it was too good, i couldnt stop eating it:)
November 19th, 2007 at 7:15 pmDear Shilpa,
Do you know what would be the baking time if the recipe is doubled??
November 19th, 2007 at 10:16 pmThis cake comes out wonderfully tasty and I’d like to bake it for large gatherings but I’ve tried doubling the recipe a few times but everytime the cake is either overdone or underbaked
Thanks in advance
Hi Shilpa,
Tried making the cake today. Half of it was gone immediately after i took it out of the oven. Its not even cool yet.
Thanks for the recipe.
November 22nd, 2007 at 2:25 pmHappy thanksgiving
Nimmi
hi shilpa,
i tried ur cake its fabulous.thank u.can i make this cake with wheat flour? keep in touch and send me more good cake recipes.