Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Dates & walnut cake


This simple cake receipe never goes wrong.....and it is sooooo yummy. Most of the work to be done is at a night before, and next day you will be left with only mixing. I got this receipe from my friend 'Annie'. Thanks Annie:)

Ingredients:

Butter- 2 sticks
Sugar - 1 cup
Sooji- 1 1/2 cups
Eggs - 4
Baking soda - 1 tsp
vanilla extract - 2 tsp
walnut/cashew - i cup
water - 3/4 cup
Milk - 1/4 cup
Maida - 2 tablespoon
dates- 1 1/2 cups

Method:

Roast sooji in a dry pan for 5-10 mins and soak in butter overnight. Chop
dates and add baking soda, soak in 3/4 cup water overnigt. The next
mrng..beat egg yolks and sugar with a lil milk. Add the sooji/butter mixture
slowly untill thoroughly mixed. then beat the egg whites seperately and add
to mixture..dont beat after adding egg white. Slowly mix in chopped nuts and
vanilla and maida flour..mixing lightly with a spoon..Finally add the baking
poder. Butter the cake pan and dust with maida flour. Pour the cake mixture
into the pan and bake at 350F for 45 mins (or till a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cake). U can make 2 round cakes.
In case u dont like dates..u can leave it out and add extra 1/2 cup sugar.

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