Gingery Date Cake

Name: Gingery Date Cake
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: Baking spray; 1/2 cup hot coffee (or just hot water); 8 Medjool dates, pitted; A 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (or 2 teaspoons dried ginger); 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup neutral oil (such as vegetable or canola); 1/2 cup [100 g] sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups [260 g] all-purpose flour; Powdered sugar, for serving

6 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:33:05 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories375.3 kcal (19%)

Total Fat15.4 g (22%)

Carbs56.1 g (22%)

Sugars28.6 g (32%)

Protein5.4 g (11%)

Sodium276.7 mg (14%)

Fiber2.6 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

baking spray

½ cupcoffee

hot, or just hot water

8medjool dates

pitted

2 inchfresh ginger

piece, peeled and roughly chopped

2eggs

large

½ cupneutral oil

such as vegetable or canola

½ cupsugar

1 ½ teaspoonsbaking powder

½ teaspoonbaking soda

½ teaspoonkosher salt

½ teaspoonground cinnamon

260gall-purpose flour

powdered sugar

for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Step 2

Spray an 8-inch cake pan with baking spray, line with parchment paper, and then spray the parchment paper just to be safe.

Step 3

Place the coffee and dates in a blender or food processor, cover and let sit until the coffee is cooled and the dates are a little bit softened. Add the ginger, eggs, oil, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, and cinnamon to the machine and puree until very smooth. Pour the mixture into a bowl, stir in the flour and stir until just combined.

Step 4

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.

Step 5

Bake until firm to the touch and a toothpick tests clean, about 30 - 35 minutes.

Step 6

Let the cake cool to room temperature. Dust generously with powdered sugar before serving.