It is still quite cold this side of the planet, snow on the ground with the promise of more. With all that cold, I wanted to bake a warm spicy cake for our wedding anniversary. Both S and I are not big frosting fans, and with Aish, at school, we really do not indulge in desserts as much as we used to. I wanted to make a simple no-sugar cake. I love the idea of dates in the cake, it adds moisture and mild sweetness, so if you have a keen sweet tooth, you will need to add some sugar to this.
This recipe is adapted from here. I incorporated some spices and made it a blood orange upside down cake. I also added a warm syrup to go with the cake, adding some sweetness and spiciness to the cake.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups dates
- 1 cup warm milk
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 2 cup of wheat flour (atta)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
- 1 tsp clove powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon powder
- 4 tbsp chopped fresh ginger (optional)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2tbsp butter
For the syrup
- 2 cups blood orange juice
- 4tbsp (juice) of ginger
- 5-6 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions :
- Blend dates to a fine paste in a blender
- Add olive oil and curd and incorporate them together in a stand mixer or a hand mixer, make sure the mixture is well combined.
- Mix together wheat flour, baking powder, and baking soda, dry spices.
- Mix them all together, fold and cut with a light hand.
- Add ginger and walnuts and fold again.
- Melt the butter and pour on the surface of the cake tin, sprinkle brown sugar
- Arrange blood orange slices.
- Pour cake batter.
- Bake at 180C or 356F for 45 minutes
For syrup
Boil and reduce
Serve hot with the syrup poured on it.
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