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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Dates & Chocolate Cake

Dates, an incredible dry fruits with loads of healthy stuffs in it but unfortunately most of us rarely include it in our daily menu..I usually try adding homemade dates puree in my bakes just to feed easily my teddies,its quite an easy and best way to feed dates to my kids..This time i simply combined homemade dates puree with chocolate and prepared this super spongy moist cake with few cashew nuts in it..This cake is simple enough to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee, also its best to serve for a special occasions simply with a chocolate glaze..Today its our second day of blogging marathon,do check out other marathoners running this 10th edition of blogging marathon here..Sending this fabulous cakes to Srivalli's Deceptively Delicious For Kids guest hosted by Pavani,Julie's Christmas Delicacy and to Srivalli's Snacks Mela..


1+1/2cups All purpose flour
2nos Eggs
1/2cup Butter
1/2cup Chocolate chunks
1/4cup Sugar
1/2cup Dates puree
1tsp Baking powder
1/2tsp Baking soda
Few Cashew nuts

Dates Puree:
Soak a cup of pitted dates in hot water for half an hour, grind them as fine puree and use them as per need..


Preheat the oven to 350F, sieve the all purpose flour with baking powder and baking soda and keep aside..Meanwhile, heat the chocolate chunks with enough water in microwave oven until they turns as thick chocolate sauce..Beat the butter,sugar for few minutes, add the eggs one by one and beat everything well, finally add the dates puree and chocolate sauce, beat everything well..


Gradually add the sieved flour,cashew nuts to the wet ingredients, mix gently with a spatula,dont overmix the batter, pour the batter to the already greased mould and bake for 20-25minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean..


Enjoy!!
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56 comments:

  1. chef and her kitchenNovember 24, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    very delicious cake..loved d addition of chocoloate 2 dates cake

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  2. RadhikaNovember 24, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    The cake looks so moist and soft priya.

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  3. Kaveri VenkateshNovember 24, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    The cake looks so moist and spongy...love the combo of dates and chocolate.

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  4. DeekshaNovember 24, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Cake looks absolutely delicious. You are an awesome baker.

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  5. vidhasNovember 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Yummy cake, adding dates to a cake is a very nice idea, great clicks.

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  6. UnknownNovember 24, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    Chocolate cake looks so inviting and delicious.

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  7. Hamaree RasoiNovember 24, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    adding dates makes it special and it really blends well with chocolate

    Deepa
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  8. Santosh BangarNovember 24, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    soft &moist looking cake

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  9. AlessandraNovember 24, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    Yes I think that I should eat more dates too, thank you for reminding me :-)

    Ciao
    Alessandra

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  10. FinlaNovember 24, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Wowo tha tjust looks so so supper yumm and i cna imagine how loist hte cake is.

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  11. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiNovember 24, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    nice read Priya. the cake look awesome. moist and delicious.

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  12. Sushma MallyaNovember 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Looks Rich and delicious!

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  13. Padhu SankarNovember 24, 2011 at 10:38 AM

    Cake looks super delicious!

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  14. RajiNovember 24, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Gorgeous looking cake Priya..so moist and wonderful..your teddies must have had great time enjoying these.

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  15. Srividhya RavikumarNovember 24, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    so soft and rich looking cake..

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  16. Princy VinothNovember 24, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    looks moist and superb!

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  17. PavaniNovember 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    soft n delicious cake..

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  18. KalyaniNovember 24, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    super delicious ! would love to make these eggless.

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  19. FaseelaNovember 24, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    cake luks so moist and soft............

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  20. RaksNovember 24, 2011 at 11:54 AM

    Thats an awesome an yummy combo priya!

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  21. ArchanaNovember 24, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Yummy combo . I make it egg less. Must try this version.

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  22. UnknownNovember 24, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    addition of dates has made this cake nutritious! love the picture

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  23. Sushma November 24, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    priya loved that deep color and texture great and rich combo..

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  24. Prathima RaoNovember 24, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Fabulous, moist, gorgeous cake!!!
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  25. Prathima RaoNovember 24, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Fabulous, moist, gorgeous cake!!!
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  26. cookbookjaleelaNovember 24, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    super oooooo super priya

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  27. kitchen flavoursNovember 24, 2011 at 3:30 PM

    That's a beautiful and delicious looking cake! Love the combination of dates and choc!

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  28. The Pumpkin FarmNovember 24, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    nice recipe

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  29. Ganga SreekanthNovember 24, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    healthy and delicious cake.

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  30. Suja ManojNovember 24, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Love the texture..soft and yummy

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  31. Prabha ManiNovember 24, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Very soft cake..luks yum!!

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  32. themustardseedNovember 24, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    I have been thinking of ways to use dates with my kid and I love your chocolate and dates recipe. It surely looks like a winner!

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  33. ChitraNovember 24, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    Cake looks too good priya :)

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  34. MélangeNovember 24, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    Wonderfully yummy there.Dates and chocolate..what more to ask..Nice blend of flavors!

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  35. Priya dharshiniNovember 24, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Thats my fav,cake...Nice recipe

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  36. Deepthi ShankarNovember 24, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Yummy cake Priya

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  37. Nisa HomeyNovember 24, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Never added dates to chocolate cake...now a must try...thanks for sharing...

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  38. ChamNovember 24, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Dates are natural candy :) The combo sounds like heaven!

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  39. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.November 24, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Luks Super Moist and Spongy.Yumm Combo Cake.Luv it with Tea.

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  40. Nalini's KitchenNovember 24, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    Cake looks moist and spongy,love the color of the cake.

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  41. Two fit and fun galsNovember 24, 2011 at 11:08 PM

    chocolate date cake- this sounds delicious - and moist as well ^_^

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  42. aipiNovember 25, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    Love it very much, I soooo want to reach at my monitor n pick one :))
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  43. Cool Lassi(e)November 25, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    Kids would eat anything if it was coated with chocolates! Lol! Lovely cake squares!

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  44. Amina CreationsNovember 25, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    the cake looks so soft and delicious... fabulous colour..

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  45. Sangeetha NambiNovember 25, 2011 at 4:39 AM

    Priya ! Need a help from u !! As am new to Microwave, thought of preparing a normal cake. Checked out ur cake recipes, i have seen a description like "Preheat the oven to 350F" - this means, we need to preheat and switch off the oven or we need to maintain the temp ?? This may be basic and silly for u, but pls, can u help me out and send ur elaborated description to my mail id sangeetha.nambi2gmail.com. Sorry if am bothering u :(

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  46. Sensible VegetarianNovember 25, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    This looks fantastic, very spongy and delicious.

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  47. ayeshaNovember 25, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    i make my own version of dates cake often too :) i cook it with water and baking soda and the cake tastes like a rich plum cake!!

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  48. VardhiniNovember 25, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Cake looks perfect Priya.


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  49. Gayathri KumarNovember 25, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    Looks so moist and soft...

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  50. SrivalliNovember 25, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Not sure if my comment came through!..cake looks awesome!

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  51. veenaNovember 25, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Cake looks so moist and fluffy

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  52. PavaniNovember 25, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Adding dates to chocolate cake is such a cool idea. Cake looks moist and delicious.

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  53. schmetterlingwordsNovember 27, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    The cake looks really spongy and delicious. Dates cake is also my favorite. Shall try this version some time :)

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  54. saffronstreaksNovember 27, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    this recipe is a keeper Priya, I am going to make one soon as dates and chocolate are one heavenly combo..feeling like taking one from the screen itself

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  55. AnonymousNovember 27, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    I use up dates in granola. This is a nice recipe, should try it sometime. Bookmarking it!

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  56. Suma GandlurNovember 28, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Very yummy cake.

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