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Serves
0
Makes one 7-inch loaf
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Cook Time
01 h 10 m
Ingredients
For Date Jam
- 100 gm seedless dates
- 30 ml water
For The Cake
- 200 gm flour
- 200 gm yogurt
- 100 gm castor sugar
- 100 gm butter
- 100 gm walnuts
- 75 gm date jam
- 5 gm baking powder
- 2.5 gm baking soda
- 20 ml milk
Preparation
For Date Jam
- Grind dates in a blender for 7 to 8 minutes, adding a teaspoon of water at a time. You want it to be of spreadable consistency.
- Spoon into an airtight container, and store in the fridge. It will keep for up to 3 days.
For The Cake
- Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease a loaf tin with butter.
- Whisk together butter and castor sugar in a medium-sized bowl for 2 to 3 minutes, until soft and fluffy.
- Add 75 gm date jam and combine well. Now, pour in the milk and give it a good mix.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder and baking soda together.
- Fold these dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture. Toss in the chopped walnuts and combine to get a smooth batter.
- Pour the batter into the loaf tin and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
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