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Rickis Date Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 9
She writes about it here: ( dietdessertndogs. wordp /2008/07/20/mrs-ks -date-cake/), and says this is the kind of cake you like to have on hand as an after-school snack, or when you’re feeling peckish mid-morning. Read more . Baked in a square pan, it will keep, covered on the counter, for up to 4 days, longer if refrigerated. It makes 9 large pieces, and freezes well. .
Ingredients:
cake
2.5 oz chopped dried dates
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup boiling water
4 oz (113g) lite silken tofu (mori-nu)
2 tbsp unsweetened pureed pumpkin
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 1/2 tbsp sunflower or canola oil
1 tbsp vanilla
6 oz spelt flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
topping
2 tbsp brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F and grease an 8 square pan.
2. Combine the dates and sugars in a bowl.
3. Add the boiling water and stir. Let stand 20 minutes.
4. Puree the tofu, pumpkin, almond milk, oil and vanilla in a food processor until smooth. Add to the date mixture and set aside.
5. In a large bowl whisk the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
6. Pour the tofu / date mixture over the dry ingredients and stir to just blend.
7. For topping:
8. Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly over the surface of the batter.
9. Cover with a sprinkling of the coconut then the chocolate chips.
10. Bake for 40 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
11. Chill completely before cutting.
By RecipeOfHealth.com