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Date Cake

Category: DessertsCollection: Vegetarian Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups dried dates
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 3/4 teaspoon bicarb of soda
  • 1 cup self raising flour (or 1 cup plain flour + 2 teaspoons baking powder)
  • 3/4 cups brown vegan sugar
  • 60 ml light olive oil or 60g soy non-hydrogenated vegan margarine
  • 2 teaspoon vegan egg replacer (equivalent of 2 eggs)

Directions

1. Place water and dates in a small pan
and bring to the boil. Once boiling,
take off the heat and stir in bicard of
soda. Leave to cool for 5 minutes.

2. In a food processor, blend the oil
or marg, sugar and egg replacer. Add
the date mixture and pulse until
roughly chopped.

3. Add the flour and pulse until just
combined.

4. Spoon into greased baking pan and
bake for 30-40 minutes at 180ºC or
until done.

5. Is lovely and moist. Best made a
few days before you eat it. Also works
well if you double the recipe.

Serves: 1 small to medium cake

Preparation time: 15 minutes