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Eggless Milkless Date Nut Cake
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 6
This recipe is easy-peasy to make vegan by subbing margarine or oil for the butter and leaving off the whipped cream. This recipe is quite old, and is traditionally a Christmas dessert. I have taken it to several LLL meetings and always get requests for the recipe. - Janice Trevail of Catskill, NY. This recipe was published in the La Leche League International cookbook, Whole Foods for the Whole Family.
Ingredients:
1 cup coarsely chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3-1/2 cup sugar or 1/3-1/2 cup honey
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup boiling water
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups whipped cream, to garnish,if desired
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease and flour a 8 or 9 square pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine dates, walnuts and other dry ingredients.
3. In a small bowl, mix water, butter and vanilla.
4. Add water mixture to date mixture and mix until just moistened.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and cake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. Serve warm or cold; plain or topped with whipped cream.
By RecipeOfHealth.com