Hello everybody.
No cooking today,made a salad and lentil soup since weather is cooling down or actually really cold at night.
Did this very old recipe in my book to my mother in-law,her friends coming for tea, no need for a sophisticated creamy or heavy cake,this one will be just fine.
Ingredients and method:
* 3 eggs.
* 1 cup sugar.
* 3/4 cup vegetable oil.
* 1 cup pitted dry dates.
* 1 cup hot milk.
* 2 tsp cinnamon,1 tsp cardamom,1/4 tsp cloves and pinch of pumpkin pie spice if available.
*1/2 cup raisins and crushed walnuts.
* vanilla and 3 tsp baking powder.
* 1/4 tsp baking soda.
* 2 1/2 cups flour.
* chop dates and add hot milk on it with the baking soda,spices and raisins,cover then leave to cool down.
* beat eggs,vanilla,sugar and oil.
* mix flour,walnuts and baking powder with a hand mixer.
* finally mix date mixture with eggs and fold all in flour,be sure the batter is thick enough so that dates won’t sink down.
* bake in a medium heated oven for 30-40 minutes or till done.
* add icing sugar or cream cheese icing if you like.