Date Caramel Cake

Nabil Al-GhamdiChef

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates
  1 cup
• 1 cup hot water
  1 cup
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  1 teaspoon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  1.3 teaspoon
• 2 1/2 cups flour
  2.5 cup
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  2 teaspoon
• 1 cup sugar, for the mixture
  1 cup
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  0.5 teaspoon
• 5 eggs
  5 pieces
• 1/2 cup oil
  0.5 cup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
  1 teaspoon
• 1/2 cup sugar, for the sauce
  0.5 cup
• 1 can cream, for the sauce
  1 can
• 1/4 cup walnuts
  0.3 cup

Steps

1. 1

   Remove the pits from the dates, soak in hot water with cinnamon and cardamom.

   Required Tools:

   Mixing Bowl

   5 min
2. 2

   In another bowl, sift the flour with the dry ingredients, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.

   Required Tools:

   Mixing Bowl

   5 min
3. 3

   In a deep bowl, whisk the eggs with the oil and vanilla, then alternately add the date mixture and the flour mixture.

   Required Tools:

   Mixing Bowl

   5 min
4. 4

   Grease the cake pan with a spoonful of tahini, then pour the mixture into it.

   Required Tools:

   Cake Pan

   5 min
5. 5

   Chop the walnuts coarsely, mix with a teaspoon of flour, then spread on top of the mixture.

   5 min
6. 6

   Place the pan in the oven at 180°C for 35 minutes.

   Required Tools:

   Oven

   35 min
7. 7

   When the baking is done, remove the pan from the oven.

   5 min
8. 8

   For the caramel sauce, melt the sugar over heat until it turns brown, add half a can of cream and whisk quickly to prevent the sugar from clumping.

   5 min
9. 9

   Add the remaining cream and stir well, remove from heat and pour over the cake, allowing it to cool.

   5 min

Nutrition Facts

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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