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Date Cake

Name: Date Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 29 min
Total time: 99 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups medjool pitted dates (9 ounces); 1 ¼ cups hot milk; cooking spray (for greasing the pan); 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 large eggs; ⅔ cup olive oil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ¼ cup date syrup (for topping, about ¼ cup)

A tender, moist cake sweetened entirely by blended medjool dates soaked in hot milk, with no refined sugar. Finished with a slow pour of date syrup over the warm cake for a glossy, caramel-rich top.

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Ingredients

2 cupsmedjool pitted dates · 9 ounces
1 ¼ cupshot milk
—cooking spray · for greasing the pan
1 ¼ cupsall purpose flour
½ teaspoonbaking powder
½ teaspoonbaking soda
¼ teaspoonsalt
2large eggs
⅔ cupolive oil
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
¼ cupdate syrup · for topping, about ¼ cup

Steps

1
Place the pitted dates in a bowl and cover with hot milk. Soak for 1 hour.
2
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9-inch cake pan by lining the bottom with a round piece of parchment paper and lightly greasing the sides with cooking spray.
3
After the dates have softened, transfer them with the milk to a blender or food processor and blend for 15 seconds. Add the eggs, oil, and vanilla extract and blend again until just combined, about 5-8 seconds.
4
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour the date and egg mixture into the dry ingredients and fold together until combined.
5
Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for about 20 minutes.
6
Flip the cake out of the pan, peel off the parchment paper, and transfer it to a wire rack.
7
Slowly pour date syrup over the warm cake, using the back of a spoon to spread it evenly. Enjoy warm, or allow to cool completely and store covered at room temperature.

Creator's notes

A mid-week dessert that comes together with no refined sugar — all the sweetness comes from the dates and the date syrup topping.

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