Dates & Walnut Cake

Kids love this in their snack box and it also taste awesome when served with evening tea :)

Ingredients (makes single 1 Kg cake)

20 deseeded dates (soak in just enough water for 30 mins)

1 ¼ cup plain flour (maida)

¼ cup chopped walnuts

120 gm soft butter

1 tin condensed milk (400 gm)

1 tsp baking powder

1 ½ tsp baking soda

Method

Sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda thrice.

Blend dates in a blender with enough water to get a paste.

Mix together in bowl butter, dates paste & condensed milk.

Add flour and walnuts slowly and mix well.

Pour in a greased baking tin.

Bake at 180˚C for 40 minutes.

Tips:

Sieving the flour thrice really make a difference in softness of the cake.

Colour of cake depends on colour of dates you use.

You can substitute Dates with pineapple & avoid Walnuts if u want.