Description
This Sticky Date Walnut Cake is rich, moist, caramel-like, and filled with soft dates and crunchy walnuts. A cozy homemade dessert perfect with coffee or tea.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups chopped pitted dates
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
1. Place chopped dates in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Stir in baking soda and let sit for 10 minutes.
2. Beat butter and brown sugar together until creamy and fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time and mix in vanilla extract.
4. In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
5. Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet batter.
6. Fold softened dates and chopped walnuts into the batter.
7. Pour batter into a greased cake pan or loaf pan.
8. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 45 minutes until the center is set but still moist.
9. Cool slightly before slicing and serving.
Notes
Do not overbake to keep the cake sticky and moist.
Toasting walnuts adds deeper flavor.
This cake tastes even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg