Pharaoh's Delight: Decadent Egyptian Date Cake

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Category: Dessert - (924)
Origin: Egypt
Source: Amira

Easy Date Cake topped with caramel and chopped walnuts. It is super moist and made in the blender, then in a bowl and a spoon. So easy to make. Servings: 10

Ingredients:

▢ 10-12 each Medjool dates pitted and halved, 150g
▢ 1 cup boiled water
▢ 2 each eggs
▢ ½ - 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ ½ cup light tasting oil 95g/120ml
▢ ½ cup powdered sugar 60g
▢ 1 cup All-purpose flour 130g
▢ 1 Tablespoon baking powder
For the Caramel
▢ 1 can all-purpose table cream 7.6Fl oz/224g
▢ 1 cup sugar
Garnish
▢ Sea salt flakes or chopped walnuts

Preparation:

- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place dates in a deep heat proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Let them soak for 15-20 minutes until they become tender.
- In your blender add eggs, oil, vanilla extract, cinnamon. Next, on low speed add the sugar and then blend well.
- Add the soaked dates with its water and blend again until everything mixes well.
- In a separate bowl combine flour and baking powder.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon.
Pour the mixture in an 8-inch prepared round cake pan.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Make the toffee:

- Place your can of cream in a bowl with hot water to raise its temperature.
- In a light colored pan sprinkle sugar in a single layer then turn heat to medium.
- When you see the edges are starting to melt, turn heat to low and stir the sugar every now and then so it all melts evenly.
- Add the cream and stir, the mixture will bubble and be lumpy, do not worry about that.
Keep stirring the mixture over low heat until all the lumps disappear. This will take anywhere from 10-15 minutes.
- When the cake has cooled completely pour the caramel over and garnish with some sea salt flakes or chopped walnuts.

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