Eggless Milkless Date Nut Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This recipe is easy-peasy to make vegan by subbing margarine or oil for the butter and leaving off the whipped cream. This recipe is quite old, and is traditionally a Christmas dessert. I have taken it to several LLL meetings and always get requests for the recipe. - Janice Trevail of Catskill, NY. This recipe was published in the La Leche League International cookbook, Whole Foods for the Whole Family. Ingredients:
1 cup coarsely chopped dates |
1/2 cup chopped walnuts |
1/3-1/2 cup sugar or 1/3-1/2 cup honey |
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 cup boiling water |
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon oil |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
2 cups whipped cream, to garnish,if desired |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease and flour a 8 or 9 square pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine dates, walnuts and other dry ingredients.
3. In a small bowl, mix water, butter and vanilla.
4. Add water mixture to date mixture and mix until just moistened.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and cake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Serve warm or cold; plain or topped with whipped cream.
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