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Microwave Eggless Date and Walnut Cake

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Servings: 8
 
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This is an easy cake to make. It's ready in under 20 minutes!! It tastes great on its own as a Tea Cake or if serving as a dessert, all it needs is to be served with a Vanilla Custard Sauce. It's best if the cake is served very warm and the sauce is chilled, but equally good if the cake is baked ahead of time and served with the chilled vanilla sauce. I make the sauce with custard powder that is readily available. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. The cake makes a great gift to take over to friends and moreover is eggless.

Ingredients:
12 dates, pitted and chopped
1 1/4 cup milk
3/4 cup oil
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda (not baking powder)
12 walnuts, chopped

Instructions:
1. Boil the milk in a saucepan. Remove from heat.

2. Add the dates and let it stand until cool.

3. When cool put into a blender or food processor and process or blend until the dates are ground.

4. Add the oil into blender/food processor and blend/process again until incorporated and mixture becomes thick. Add sugar to the mixture in the blender/food processor and blend until incorporated.

5. Transfer mixture to a mixing bowl. Seive flour and baking soda well. Fold in the flour until it is mixed well. Add chopped walnuts.

Note: You can at this point add a little more milk in case you find the batter a little thick. The batter should be of pouring consistency like most cake batters.

6. Pour batter into a greased glass microwavable dish.

7. Place in microwave and bake for 10 to 11 minutes on High.

Serve cake warm or cold with chilled Vanilla Custard for a dessert version of this cake.

Makes 8 servings.

Date: November 9, 2004

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Reviewer: veena patni
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Reviewer: K. Jain
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Great recipe. So quick and easy and tastes WONDERFUL!!! Thanks for sharing.

K.

 
Reviewer: Mythili V
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it was very quick to make this cake, but u havent mentioned when to add the walnuts. please send some more recepies like this. quick and easy.

 
Reviewer: prishni
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really good cake.. i tried both in microwave and oven and its great

 
Reviewer: heena dhingra
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Reviewer: Mrinal
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The cake tastes very good. i have added cocoa powder also. But i feel instead of oil if we can use ghee. It will be more spongy.

 
Reviewer: Prema
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I am really happy as my cake turned out to be 'superb' and my family and friends enjoyed eating it. It was easy and wonderful. If there are anymore vegetarian cake recipes do post them. Thanks Diana.

 
Reviewer: Winnie
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I thought this was excellent. Next time I make it I might tweak it by adding less sugar(mum's diabetic) and maybe a touch of vanilla extract.

 
Reviewer: Mohammed Khan
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I'ts a good recipe.

 
Reviewer: Varthini
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This cake tastes really superb and couldn't believe myself that such tasty cakes could be made in a microwave. Thanks a lot for sharing this excellent recipe.

 
Reviewer: Neela
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I liked the recipe as it is very easy to prepare and low fat. I guess, 1)you can substitute honey instead of sugar to avoid some calories.. 2) can be tried with dried Figs too.

 
Reviewer: saji
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its was really a good one

 
Reviewer: sangeetha
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when do you add walnuts?????????? not yet made...maybe you can tell when to add walnuts.

 
Reviewer: Diana, Diana's Desserts
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The walnuts are added after the flour is added to the mixture.....Diana, Diana's Desserts

 
Reviewer: Shaifali
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I bake it in the oven and its unbelievably great. Thanks...

 
Reviewer: BUBS
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IT IS MARVELOUS, DELICIOUS! ALL THE YUMMY ADJECTIVES.

 
Reviewer: divya
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Just wanted to know, what type of flour is used in this cake... "corn flour" or "wheat flour"? I am baking this cake for the first time.

 
Reviewer: lucy
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lovely thanks for sharing this recipe

 
Reviewer: Moin Shaikh
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I will definitely try this. Seems excellently delicious!

 
Reviewer: veena
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Reviewer: vidya kolachina
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It's awesome and easy to prepare. Very tastey!!!!

 
Reviewer: subha
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Thanks for your wonderful recipe. I cant beleive I made a soft and tasty cake. All the credit goes to you.

 
Reviewer: Bhanu
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It was so easy to make and was very tasty. Thanks a lot for such a wonderful recipe. I would like to know more recipes like this one. Great recipe. Thanks once again.

 
Reviewer: Sharmila
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This is an excellent recipe. you could not go wrong. Use a round microwave dish and your cake is professional ! Thanks

 
Reviewer: vinita
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Reviewer: SAUMYA SRIVASTAVA
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THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING RECIPE THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN. THANKS FOR SHARING THIS RECIPE.

 
Reviewer: Shweta
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Thanks for sharing this finger licking recipe. Can you please guide me how to bake an eggless plum cake in the microwave for Christmas. May God bless you!

 
Reviewer: Angela
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Can you tell me how to make the vanilla custard sauce. Thanks!

 
Reviewer: Shweta Rodrigues
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Thanks for your prompt reply. I am sure you will help me out. May God bless you!

 
Reviewer: Shivani Krera
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Very Delicious cake....Thanks for Sharing the Recipe

 
Reviewer: tanya
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Decent but not fabulous.

 
Reviewer: sally
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I was wondering how you would make the custard vanilla sauce? Thanks

 

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