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Dates Walnut Cake | Date Cake Eggless Recipe

Posted by Divya on December 27, 2021 Tagged With: Healthy, Kids Friendly Cakes & Cupcakes, Eggless Bakes date cake recipe, dates walnut cake, dates cake without sugar, date cake, eggless date cake with whole wheat flour, Simple recipe for delicious, soft and moist eggless dates walnut cake. It is a healthy tea time cake recipe as it is made using whole wheat flour and sweetened with dates. No sugar or condensed milk used. Jump to Recipe

Eggless Date Cake with Walnuts

Simple recipe for delicious, soft and moist eggless dates walnut cake. It is a healthy tea time cake recipe as it is made using whole wheat flour,  sweetened with dates and can easily be made vegan.

Eggless Date Cake with Walnuts

This eggless date and walnut cake recipe has:

  • No Maida (All purpose Flour)
  • No Refined Sugar
  • No Butter
  • No Eggs
  • Can be made Vegan

The whole wheat dates cake recipe shared here is made without sugar or condensed milk, which means the cake is 100% sweetened with dates (also known as ‘Khajur’).  The distinct caramel like sweetness from dates combined with warm nutty crunchy walnuts tastes absolutely blissful.

The holiday season is almost here and most of us will be busy in making goodies like cakes, cookies, fudge etc. This year I have already shared Christmas special eggless thumbprint jam cookies and thought to share a healthy bake recipe too.

I like to enjoy a slice of this mildly sweet date cake with a hot cup of ginger tea. It can also be served as healthy dessert, evening snack or packed in kids lunch box. To make it more divine and yummy, you can drizzle some salted caramel, sticky toffee sauce, butterscotch sauce or date syrup / honey as healthier alternative.

Date Cake Recipe Eggless Vegan

Date Cake Ingredients: 

Flour : I have made this cake with whole wheat flour (aata). If you wish you can make it with all purpose flour (maida) too. However take care while adding liquid ingredients as with all purpose flour you need to add lesser milk (details mentioned in steps below)

Dates (Khajur): To make this dates cake , use de-seeded or seedless dates. If you have whole dates then de-seed them first & then proceed with the recipe.

Use premium quality dates or mejdool dates as they will be the only sweetener in our cake. Also, the colour of the cake depends on the variety of dates. More dark dates will render deeper colour to the cake.

Milk : You can use regular milk in this cake recipe or for dairy free (vegan) cake use almond or oat milk.

date cake sweetened with dates only

Walnuts : Though dates and walnuts make a great pair but you can always experiment with the recipe by replacing walnuts with chocolate chips or other nuts like almonds, cashews, pecans, pistachios etc

Flavourings : As I am big time coffee lover, I have added some instant coffee powder to this eggless date cake but if you wish you can skip it. Apart from it some vanilla extract and cinnamon also adds a lovely fragrance to the cake. Other flavourings that you can try- cardamom powder, ginger powder, orange zest.

Dessert Dates used in cake

How to make dates cake?

We will begin by first soaking dates in warm milk for 30-40 minutes till they soften up completely. If you know a day before that you will be making this cake, then soak the dates in milk overnight in fridge and then use them next day for making cake.

We will then blend the soaked dates and milk mixture in a blender jar to make a thick date paste. This date paste will then eventually be combined with oil, flour, walnuts etc to make the final cake batter.

Can I add sugar in this recipe?

This date cake is on slightly less sweet side. If you like it to be more sweet,  you can add 1/4 or 1/3 cup brown sugar in the recipe. As dates have inherent sticky texture and cake is made with whole wheat flour, the cake turns out moist and slightly dense. If you wish you can make this recipe with all purpose flour too.

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Hope you will like this easy delicious date and walnut cake recipe. More dates or egg free tea time cake recipes you might like to try:

  • Pumpkin Cake
  • Dates & Nuts Balls
  • Stuffed Chocolate Dates
  • Rice Flour Vanilla Cake
  • Whole Wheat Jaggery Cake

Ingredients:

  • Whole Wheat Flour- 1 cup (120 grams)
  • Dates (seedless)- 24 to 26 (~160 grams)
  • Milk / Almond Milk- 1+ 1/3 cup
  • Oil*- 1/2 cup
  • Chopped Walnuts- 1/3 cup
  • Cinnamon Powder- 1/2 tsp
  • Vanilla Extract- 1 tsp
  • Instant Coffee- 1 tsp (optional)
  • Baking Powder- 1 tsp
  • Baking Soda- 1/4 tsp
  • Salt- A pinch

Notes:

  1. Measuring Cup Used : 1 cup = 250 ml
  2. *I have used olive oil here. You can also use sunflower oil, avocado oil or canola oil also.
  3. Apart from walnuts, you can also add hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios or pecans.
  4. Instead of whole wheat flour you can easily use all purpose flour (maida).
  5. I wanted this recipe to be sugar free so I have not added any sugar. If you wish you can add 3-4 tablespoon brown sugar also.

Directions:

Step 1:

In a bowl, soak dates in 1 cup of warm milk for 30 to 40 minutes till they soften up completely. If you are using instant coffee in this recipe then also add it in the same bowl. Cover and keep it aside.
Soak dates in milk

Step 2:

Sieve together dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, baking soda and a pinch of salt together. Keep these dry ingredients bowl aside.
Sieving dry ingredients

Take 1 tsp flour from it and dust it over 2 tbsp chopped walnuts. This prevent walnuts from sinking. We will use rest of the walnuts for garnishing over the loaf. Keep them aside.
Dusting chopped nuts with flour

Step 3:

Grind soaked dates and milk together to make smooth paste. Add oil, vanilla extract, cinnamon powder to it and whisk well. Keep it aside.
Puree soaked dates

Step 4:

Set the oven for preheating at 180°Celsius (356°F). Prepare the loaf cake tin by lining it with parchment paper and then brushing some oil over it. The measurement of loaf tin I have used here is (23 x 11.7 x 5.5 cm)

Step 5:

Add the dry ingredients to dates mixture (prepared in step 3) gradually while adding 1/3 cup remaining milk little by little. Mix the batter by cut & fold method. The quantity of milk used here depends on the quality of flour used. As I have used whole wheat flour, entire 1/3 cup was used but with all purpose flour (maida) you might require lesser milk.
Preparing date cake batter

Step 6:

Don’t overmix the batter. Fold the dusted walnuts gently in it. Pour it in the prepared loaf tin and top up with remaining chopped walnuts.
Transferring cake batter in loaf tin

Step 7:

Bake this dates cake at 180°C (356°F) for 30-35 minutes. Check the centre of loaf after 30 minutes with the help of a skewer. If it comes out clean the cake is done else bake for 5 more minutes.
Checking the centre of cake for doneness

Step 8:

After the cake is baked, let it cool down in tin for 5-10 minutes. Invert it over a wire rack & let it cool down completely on it.

Don’t try to slice the cake when it is still warm as you will not get neat slices. Slice it only when it is cooled completely and enjoy with a hot cup of  masala chai or cappuccino.

eggless date cake whole wheat healthy

FAQ:

How to store date loaf?

Store it an airtight container or wrap it in cling film and then store in fridge. It stays fresh for 3-4 days. You can even microwave its slices before serving for 20-30 seconds and it will taste as good as fresh.

Can I make vegan date and walnut cake?

Yes instead of dairy milk you can use plant based milk like almond or soy milk to make vegan dates walnut cake.

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Dates Walnut Cake Eggless Whole Wheat

Baking Products Used:

  • Loaf Tin
  • Dates (Khajoor)
  • Measuring Cups & Spoons

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  1. AvatarShilpa shah

    December 31, 2021 at 6:02 PM

    Very nice and easy recipe good mam👍❤️

    Reply
    • DivyaDivya

      January 5, 2022 at 1:09 PM

      Thank you Shilpa 🙂

      Reply
      • AvatarSaniya

        September 3, 2022 at 12:16 PM

        What a lovely recipe..everytime i get perfect cake loaf

        Reply
        • DivyaDivya

          September 3, 2022 at 6:49 PM

          Thanks Saniya for sharing your feedback. Glad to know 🙂

          Reply
  2. AvatarRita

    May 15, 2022 at 11:22 PM

    I made this cake today & it turned out awesome 🙂 Thanks for the recipe

    Reply
    • DivyaDivya

      May 16, 2022 at 3:25 PM

      Thanks for sharing your feedback.Glad to know you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  3. AvatarRM

    March 18, 2023 at 2:14 AM

    Hi it’s a good and healthy recipe. I haven’t baked it yet. I felt there are too many flavors combined. Coffee, cinnamon, vanilla. What flavor do we taste in the end?

    Reply
    • DivyaDivya

      December 7, 2023 at 6:39 PM

      Thank you. Coffee, vanilla & cinnamon are complimentary flavours and in the end you will get warm caramelly aroma in the cake. You can skip coffee & use only vanilla or only cinnamon also as per your liking.

      Reply
  4. AvatarAnuradha

    June 9, 2023 at 10:27 AM

    I was looking for a healthy cake recipe when I came across this post. Tried it today with addition of raisins & it turned out yummy.

    Reply
    • DivyaDivya

      June 9, 2023 at 2:46 PM

      Thanks Anuradha for sharing your feedback. Happy to know you liked it.

      Reply
  5. AvatarDr. Neha Jain

    December 5, 2023 at 10:35 AM

    hello, i tried this cake yesterday, with only ‘bottom heating’ mode in the oven. I had put the baking tray in the middle of the three slots in the oven.
    But my cake got burnt from the bottom, from the top it was ok. I had kept it for 30 min.
    What could have gone wrong?
    One thing i wish to share is that i have a bigger size baking tray so my batter was spread thinly. But last time it didnt happen.

    Reply
    • DivyaDivya

      December 7, 2023 at 6:38 PM

      Hi Neha, It could be possible because of one or more reasons as shared below-

      1. The oven should be preheated. When we set the oven for preheating, in the initial few minutes the oven rods heat on full scale to reach the desired temperature and stabilises after reaching that particular temp. If the heating was switched on after placing the cake inside, then it might have heated too much.
      2. As you have shared, you were using bigger baking tray. if the baking tin is larger, the surface area increases which means the liquid in the batter will evaporate quicker. So the baking time needs to be reduced.
      3. Thirdly, I have similar oven as yours so I also faced similar problem initially. So this is what I do- I place the drip tray (that comes in the oven kit) in the bottom most rack. Cakes or cookies tray is placed in middle rack. This way drip tray acts like an added layer, preventing the heating rods from radiating heat directly on the bottom of baking tray.
      Hope this could solve your problem.

      Reply
  6. AvatarKinjal

    July 13, 2024 at 3:44 PM

    Can I bake this in air fryer?

    Reply
    • DivyaDivya

      July 14, 2024 at 6:51 PM

      Yes you can bake. I would suggest baking it in air fryer at lower temperature (160°C). I am not sure about the time, so please check the cake after 18-20 minutes with a skewer and increase the time if you notice wet batter on its tip. You can also checkout this air fryer whole wheat chocolate cake recipe for more clarity:
      https://www.kuchpakrahahai.in/air-fryer-chocolate-cake-no-eggs/

      Reply
  7. AvatarSavita

    November 26, 2024 at 12:35 PM

    mam mostly we use curd or condensed milk in eggless baking can use one of this ingredient ?will change texture or any taste differ

    Reply
    • DivyaDivya

      November 26, 2024 at 4:51 PM

      Yes we do use curd or condensed milk in eggless recipes but this cake recipe turns out good without them too. I would request you to please try this recipe as it is & if you don’t like it then you can experiment by adding curd or condensed milk to it.

      Reply

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