Eggless Dates and walnut cake | eggless dates and walnut loaf recipe with full video and step-by-step pictures. No sugar, no egg, no butter dates cake recipe
After trying out the eggless orange cake from Prathiba’s I tried this eggless dates and walnut cake from her blog. It is a super hit at home. I used powdered jaggery instead of sugar.
This is an eggless, butterless cake recipe with easily available ingredients. If you are a beginner in baking, you should try out this recipe for sure. If you want to make a vegan version, replace normal milk with oat milk or almond milk.
The cake turned out super soft and spongy. You can pack this for kid’s snacks box too.
Also check out my eggless double chocolate cake, eggless banana bread, eggless orange sponge cake
Eggless Dates and walnut loaf recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain flour | maida
- 18-20 seedless dates
- ½ cup powdered jaggery
- 1/2 cup oil
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Soak the dates in warm milk for 15 minutes.Alternatively you can microwave this for few minutes.
- When the milk comes to a normal temperature grind this into a smooth paste.
- Transfer this to a bowl and add the powdered jaggery or sugar.
- You can grind the sugar along with the dates too.
- Mix well evenly.
- Add oil to this and mix well.
- Add flour and baking soda to this.
- Mix well gently and evenly.
- Add 2 tbsp of chopped walnuts to this and mix well.
- Grease a baking tin and line it with a butter paper.
- Transfer the dates cake batter to this.
- Now dust the remaining walnuts with little flour .
- Sprinkle this on the top of the batter.
- Dusting with the flour, prevents the walnut from sinking into the dough.
- Preheat the oven at 160 degree Celsius for 5 minutes.
- Bake at 160 degree Celsius for 30-35 minutes. Mine got over in 32 minutes.
- Take out and cool in a wire rack.
- When it completely cool, cut into slices.
- You can make this in a cake tin too.
Notes
- Soak the dates in warm milk for 15 minutes. Alternatively, you can microwave this for a few minutes.
- When the milk comes to a normal temperature grind this into a smooth paste.
![Eggless Dates cake recipe](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Dates-cake-1.jpg)
- Transfer this to a bowl and add the powdered jaggery or sugar.
- You can grind the sugar along with the dates too.
- Mix well evenly.
![Eggless dates cake](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dates-cake-2.jpg)
- Add oil to this and mix well.
![eggless dates walnut loaf](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_6229-1024x575.jpg)
- Add flour and baking soda to this.
- Mix well gently and evenly.
- Add 2 tbsp of chopped walnuts to this and mix well.
![eggless dates cake](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dates-cake-3.jpg)
- Grease a baking tin and line it with butter paper.
![eggless dates cake loaf](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_6241-1024x575.jpg)
- Transfer the dates cake batter to this.
- Now dust the remaining walnuts with little flour.
- Sprinkle this on the top of the batter.
- Dusting with the flour prevents the walnut from sinking into the dough
![eggless dates walnut cake](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_6245-1024x575.jpg)
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes.
- Bake at 160 degrees Celsius for 30-35 minutes. Mine got over in 32 minutes.
- Take out and cool in a wire rack.
![eggless dates walnut loaf](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_6248-1024x575.jpg)
- When it completely cool, cut into slices.
- You can make this in a cake tin too.
![dates walnut cake](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_6252-1024x575.jpg)
- You can add chopped cashews also.
- I added 1/4 tsp of vanilla essence to get the vanilla flavor.
- The color of the eggless dates walnut cake depends upon the variety of dates and the jaggery you use.
![Eggless dates cake](https://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_6257-1024x683.jpg)
Cake looks yummy and moist.
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This is such an easy n yummy cake which I prepare for the eggless lovers…thanks for nice words jeyasri
I too have made this cake a couple of times, first time it was disaster but second attempt was fairly successful. The cake looks dense and flavourful.
I have made this once too and loved it,such soft texture it has got! 🙂
I've tried this cake too from ayis space and luved it too…Easy and another no miss cake….yumm
Fantastic cake with all the goodness of dates n nuts! Yumm:)
An awesome looking cake…dates and walnut is such a wonderful combo..
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A healthy and a flavorful cake.
Wat a beautiful looking super moist cake..
looks yummy…..
I made something similar too and loved it.. Looks very moist and perfect Jeyashri.
This looks awesome…Yummy one..A must to try..
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a lovely cake with lots of nuts,dates….simply awesome
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Delicious n healthy cake..yummy …I too love this cake a lot!!
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Perfectoo…
Another eggless cake…
Nice one… dear
Love baking with dates! Your cake looks extremely moist n delicious!
USMasala
lovely cake, looks yum n moist..
This is wonderful. I am bookmarking it from here. May I know the measuments of you cake tin used for baking? I need to check I can prepare it with my round pan or not!
wow…looks absolutely tempting and moist cake…excellent clicks
Very nice and moist cake
This looks extremely awesome and would love to have it.
Date cakes like yours always reminds me of sitting by the window, looking at the rain, rocking a silent chair. 🙂
Cake looks delicious.
Soft, moist & irresistible cake!!
Prathima Rao
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Wow!,Luks spongy and moist.Luv it.A Liebster Award is waiting for U at my space.Come and collect it pls.
Hi Jeyashri,
Can I use melted butter in the place of oil?
Thanks
Banu
Can I use melted butter in the place of oil.
Thanks
Banu
@banu, I have replaced oil instead of butter and vice versa in my banana muffins recipe. They turned out nice. I think this will also turn out good. just try it out.
@uma, sorry for the very delayed reply. The size of my cake tin is 7 inch diameter and 2 inch depth round pan.
tried out this recipe with 1/4cup oil and turned out soft and moist..was tastier the next day..
thanks for this recipe
will try it and let you know
THANKS AGAIN
Mahek
http://www.love4cooking.blogspot.com
Hi
Thanks for such a great recipe
I tried it out and it came out wonderful and my mom in law who does not eat eggs could eat a plain cake..
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I will be soon making a post of the cake I baked.
THAMKS AGAIN..
thanks . Tried and made a wonderful one too.
are the dates dried or not dried?
Dried one pooja
Hi.. how long i can store this in room temperature.. planning to go to india will it stay for 2days??
Yes 2 days in room temperature in a air tight box will do. Allow the cake to completely cool and then put it in the container. Ensure that you use dry hands while handling the cake
This is a Wonderful recipe, easy to make, tasty to eat
Thanks for the wonderful recipe.can i substitute baking soda with baking powder.
Both are different, you can not substitute.
Hi thanks for the reply. If i want to use baking powder for the above recipe then what should be the appropriate measurement.
You can not substitute. Use 1 tsp of baking soda as mentioned in the recipe
Hii…
i just try this recipe but don't know how cake doesn't become soft and spongy.what went wrong?
Oh is it, May it is baked for a longer time.
Hi jeyeshri, can I reduce the oil to 1/4 cup instead of 1/2 cup.awaiting your reply
Hi if you reduce the oil it will impact the texture.
Hi Jeyashri,
thanks for a great recipe. What is the size of the loaf pan that you used here? Thank you.
Hi, Thank you, It’s a 9-inch loaf pan. Sorry about the delayed reply.