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.
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, I just 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.
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 Feb 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.
In above picture, I have used buttercream icing for decoration.
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.
819 Comments for “Date Cake (Eggless)”
mika
says:Hi, I really want to make this cake soon. It looks great and so fluffy.
tony
says:Looks yummy… When can i learn to bake !!!!!!
Srikala
says:HI..first time visit. Nice blog and tasty posts 🙂
mamta
says:shilpa,
can 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??:(
Lera
says:Shilpa, Wow, the date Cake is yummilicious……want to take a bite this instant…….:)
vineela krishna
says:Hi Shilpa,
You are increasing my baking list .
Thnak you for the recipe and i like to do it asap.
Vineela
Shilpa
says:Mika, Srikala,Lera, Vineela thanks for your comments :). Try the cake and let me know if you get ‘cake fever’.
Tony, 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)
Lucy
says:This cake was really easy to make and tasted great! Thanks for the recipe.
menutoday
says:Hi Shilpa,
Wonderful eggless cake. I will try it and let u know soon. Thanx for sharing,
Vaishali
says:Shilpa,
That’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.
Shilpa
says:MT, Vaishali, try and let me know if you like the taste.
pooja
says:I made the cake .it was nice.but the base &sides became a bit greenish is it naturally…..i baked in a borosil dish
Shilpa
says:Sorry, never see it becoming greenish, have no idea
Tina
says:Hey Shilpa… this looks so tempting. I am going to make this soon…
sudha vinodh
says:hi shilpa,
i m planing to bake this cake for vinodh’s bthday. And this will be my first cake baking..
Shilpa
says:Tina, Sudha, let me know if you like the cake :).
Babi
says:Hi Shilpa
First 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,
Shilpa
says: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.
RADHA
says:Hi 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.
I 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.
Shilpa
says: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.
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Divya
says:Hey Shilpa,
Ur 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…
Shilpa
says: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.
Preheat 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.
Shelly
says:Hi Shilpa,
I 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
gayathre
says:dear shilpa,
ur 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.
Shilpa
says:Thanks Shelly.
Gayathre, 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.
gayathre
says:wow!shilpa,u are amazing!i hope to stay in touch with u thro’ ur wonderful site.have a great day!!
Shubha
says:Hi 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 🙂
Shubha
says:Hi 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 🙂
Shilpa
says:Sudha, nice to know your mom is also a Konkani :). You should use the wet dates (khazoor) for this. Kharik will not go well.
Shubha
says:Wow.. 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!!
Shilpa
says:Sure Shubha. I will be very happy to get the recipe from you. Do mail it to me. Thanks in advance :).
nidhi
says:is baking soda and meetha soda the same? please help. thank u
Shilpa
says:Nidhi, baking soda and meetha soda are same (both are sodium bicarbonates)
Nandita
says:Hey 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
N
Shubha
says: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.
Shilpa
says:Nandita, 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.
Shubha
says:Yeah 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.
Dr. Jyoti
says:whether diabetic patient can eat dates?
lakshmi
says:this seems Yammi… i’ll try this today itself… 🙂
Shilpa
says:Dr Jyoti, I don’t think diabetic patient can eat dates, because they are sweet.
dr. meepa
says:Re: the diabetic patient post — If your blood sugars are well in control and your activity level is not sedentary- then YES you can eat dates….!!! take it in the morning and make sure you exercise a bit more on the day you take dates. But what you MUST avoid is refined sugar.
suchi
says:hello,
i 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.
arundati
says: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….
Shilpa
says:Arundati, 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.
RENUKA
says:Hi Shilpa,
I 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
Shilpa
says: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.
RENUKA
says:Hi 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
Renuka
mala
says:please send me the simple cakes recipies and more snacks recipie which I can make it in Micro oven.
Sarika
says:Hi! 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?
melissa
says:this sounds really easy will surely try it out byeeee
bani
says:i got recepi from this page.i try to create.
Tripti
says:This recipe sounds great and easy.
Just waiting to try and spead the cake fever 😀
But just one question: What is “pitted baking dates” ???
Shilpa
says: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.
Radha Anand
says:Hi Shilpa,
Tried this recipe.Came out very well.Can you suggest some more eggless cake recipes?
Shilpa
says:Radha Anand, plese see the “moist chocolate cake” and “eggless banana cake” under “cakes” category. I will see if I can find any more.
Binth
says:Thanks 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.
Shilpa
says:Binth, use blender to blend it. That way oil gets mixed faster. With egg beater I guess it would take more time.
Binth
says:Thanks 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.
Binth
says:Oh, I forgot to mention that the baking time was barely 20 mts. for me.
gopi
says:Is bicarbonate of soda the same as baking soda?
amrita
says:hi,
the 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!
Anu
says:Very interesting recipe and the cake comes out very well….thanks…
Vanessa
says:Hi 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.
Shilpa
says:Vanessa, 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.
Jennifer
says:Hi 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
Priya
says:Thanks 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
farhana
says:hi
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
farhana
says:hi
ur 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
ankita
says:can we make this in a microwave and how much time do we hav to set n the microwave for it’s preparation..????
Viji Surendhra
says:Hi 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
Aishwarya
says:hi 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.
Shilpa
says:Viji, 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.
Sanjana
says:Hello
yummy 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
geeta
says: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.
Shilpa
says:Geeta, 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.
geeta
says:Hi shilpa,
Thanks for your reply. Am I supposed to remove the cake when it is hot or wait for it too cool down.
Thanks,
geeta
Shilpa
says: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.
rouia
says:hi ,
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
Shilpa
says:Rouia, 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.
cs
says:hi shilpa,
i tried the cake and it was really mind blowing. it looked, smelled and tasted heavenly. thanks for the great recipe.
chass
Spice Lover
says:Hi Shilpa
what 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?
Shilpa
says: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.
sailaja
says:hi 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,
Sailu
Shilpa
says: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.
pelicano
says:Wow! popular post Shilpa!
I 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!
fara
says:hi shilpa,
i’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.
Nicole
says: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.
harshita
says:hi 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]
harshita
says:which is egg less
harshita
says:and also if i dont have oven what shell i use to bake it and how much time will it take
neena
says:hi,shilpa
i was looking for a eggless cake ,loved the reciepe,will be trying it out today itself,it looks rich & yummy.
neena
prabha
says:hi!
shilpa!
Iwas looking for eggless cake. Its a great recipe .thanks for sharing. Thanks to your pachi too.
Kripa
says: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
karish
says:hey! 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!!!!!
Shilpa
says:Kripa, 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.
Kripa
says:Dear Shilpa,
that was a very prompt reply … Thanks you very much
Kripa
karish
says:hey shilps,thanks 4 ur reply…….muchas gracias!!!!!
neena
says:hi Shilpa,
I 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
Nayak Mayi
says: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.
sonia
says:Hello,
can you send eggless cake recipe in hindi language
Sonalika
says: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.
Manisha
says:Hi 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
Aruna Pai
says:Shilpa… 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.
chitra
says:Hi 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
Geetha
says:Hi 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 🙂
Aruna Pai
says:Dear 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.
Rohini
says:Wonderful recipe’s..I’m gonna try the date cake soon. Will let u know how it turns out
Deepa
says:Dear Shilpa,
I 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.
c.s.kranendonk
says: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!
Suchita
says:Hi 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.
Thanks 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
Sandhya
says: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….
Neha
says:Shilpa,
Looks great recipe. Is Baking soda is soda what we use for idly and Dosa. Please reply me I want to try this recipe.
Shilpa
says:Yes Neha, its the same.
Annie Cherian
says:hey 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.
Note: 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!
Shama
says: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.
Also, 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 🙂
Shilpa
says: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.
Pooja
says:Shilpa. 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.
Milli
says:This cake looks very nice! Is it okay to use hand blender to mix the dough?
Sia
says:Hi 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).
My 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…
Shilpa
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