Date & Walnut Cake

Ingredients

• Dates 1 cup deseeded soaked in 1/2 cup of hot water for 4-6 hours
• Brown sugar 1 cup
• roughly Chopped nuts 1/2 cup
• Eggs 2 large
• Baking powder 2 tsp
• Butter 1/2 cup
• Flour 1& 1/2 cups
• Orange juice 1/2 cup
• Corn syrup / jam / maple syrup on the top of cake
• Extra chopped nuts 1/2 cup to garnish over the cake

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Method ---

2. 2

   Coarsely Blend dates soaked in hot water for 4-6 hours with the hand blender

3. 3

   Whisk the eggs with sugar for 3-5 min until place and creamy

4. 4

   Add butter also and whisk again for 2-3 Min

5. 5

   Add the dates mixture to it as well

6. 6

   Sift the flour , baking powder and add to the wet ingredients mixture and fold with the spatula

7. 7

   Add orange juice and chopped nuts and mix well with spatula

8. 8

   Transfer to the 6 inches round pan lined with baking paper

9. 9

   Pre heat the oven @ 180 Celsius for 15 min

10. 10

    Bake @150 Celsius for 40-45 min until skewer comes out clean

11. 11

    Brush the cake with corn syrup / jam or honey and then garnish with chopped nuts