Date Cake Delicious
- Total Time
- 90 minutes
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Ingredients
- Butter, for greasing pan
- 3¼cup/454 grams flour, sifted, plus additional for dusting pan
- 2cups/340 grams pitted dates, each date cut into three pieces
- 1tablespoon shortening
- 1cup sugar
- 1egg, beaten
- 1½teaspoons baking powder
- 1teaspoon baking soda
- 1teaspoon salt
- ½teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼teaspoon nutmeg
- 1cup chopped pecans or other nuts
Nutritional analysis per serving (12 servings)
326 calories; 11 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 54 grams carbohydrates; 6 grams dietary fiber; 39 grams sugars; 7 grams protein; 200 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 6-cup (8-by-4-inch) loaf pans; set aside.
- Step 2
In a mixing bowl, combine the dates, shortening and 1½ cups boiling water. Set aside to cool, stirring frequently. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and egg; whisk to combine. Add to the date mixture and stir well until combined.
- Step 3
In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves and nutmeg. Add the date and sugar mixture and stir just until combined. Stir in the nuts.
- Step 4
Divide batter between the pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, being careful not to overbake; 50 minutes to 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and finish cooling on a rack.
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Comments
I think there's a mistake in the recipe--- no way for two loaves of any kind of quick bread would you use only 1 T of shortening! Probably meant to be a Cup, at least!
Did you use only one tablespoon shortening as directed? The comment below yours suggested it was insufficient. Please help. Thanks.
Easy and delicious. I took the loafs out at 50 minutes and think they might have been done at 45. As the headline says: almost a cake.
I had very little butter and a lot of dates to use up when I found this recipe. Almost didn’t make it until I read through all of the reviews. I’m glad I did! Reduced the sugar a tad and used 2 T coconut oil, the extra may not have been necessary. Was liberal with the spices. Lowered the temp to 345 and time to 40 minutes accommodate our hot oven. It came out like a moist and tender date bread. Yummy.
Halved the recipe to make only one loaf except kept the full tablespoon of shortening. Reduced the cooking time to 45 minutes and it came out perfect. Moist and tender.
An absolute delight. I found extra success in allowing the dough/batter a minute to rest before being fully mixed. The limited fats are replaced by the water added to the dates, which should be listed on the ingredients but oh well. Chewy crust, dense but soft crumb, not too sweet! Fabulous!
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