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This no maida, no refined sugar, naturally sweetened Eggless Whole wheat Date Walnut Cake (Vegan) makes the perfect tea time cake! This turns out soft, dense and rich and easy to make with homemade  Almond milk.

This cake is sweetened with dates and uses basic kitchen ingredients. The topping of walnuts adds a nice crunch and texture to this vegan cake. It goes well with a hot cup of tea, coffee or with a glass of hot milk.

Eggless whole wheat Date Walnut cake (Vegan), our family favourite

This eggless date walnut cake is another favorite of mine which I often make for family and friends or on special occasions.

If you are expecting a lighter crumb and prefer those kind of cakes made with all purpose flour/maida, then this isn’t the cake for you.

If you are looking for more egg free bakes, do check out the following on the blog-

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Ingredients used to make Eggless whole wheat Date Walnut cake (Vegan)

Flour:  I have used whole wheat flour to make this cake. If you wish you may go with half whole wheat flour and half app purpose flour (maida).

Dates: This cake is naturally sweetened with dates. I have used pitted dates, but you can use normal dates by removing the seeds and then use. The amount of dates can be adjusted as per the liking. Use more number of dates for a sweeter cake.

Flavoring: This cake is flavored with  cinnamon powder and vanilla extract.

Oil: I have used vegetable oil however  you may use any flavour less oils like avocado oil, canola oil in this recipe.

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Eggless Whole wheat Date Walnut Cake (Vegan)

This no maida, no refined sugar, naturally sweetened Eggless Whole wheat Date Walnut Cake (Vegan) makes the perfect tea time cake! This turns out soft, dense and rich and easy to make.

Prep Time30 minutes mins

Cook Time1 hour hr

Course: Baking

Cuisine: International

Keyword: eggless cake recipes, vegan baking, whole wheat cake recipe, whole wheat date walnut cake

Servings: 8 Inch round cake

Author: Lata Lala

Ingredients

• 25 dates pitted
• 1 +1 /2 cups Almond Milk
• 1/2 cup Oil
• 1 tsp Vanilla essence
• 1 +1/4 cup wholewheat flour
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 Pinch Salt
• 1/8 Cup Walnuts Chopped for garnish

Instructions

• To begin with pre-heat your oven to 180°C  degrees for 10 minutes. Prepare an 8 inch round/square cake pan lined with parchment paper and set aside.

Wet ingredients

• Heat Almond milk  or any vegan milk of your choice on slow flame until warm. There is no need to bring it to boil.
• Turn off heat, add pitted dates to it, cover the pan with a lid. Let the dates soak in warm milk for around 30 minutes to soften.
• Transfer this milk-softened dates mixture to a blender to make a smooth paste. Once blended transfer to a steel bowl. To this add oil and vanilla essence to it until well combined.

Dry ingredients

• In a separate bowl sift whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt atleast twice.
• Now add wet ingredients mix to dry ingredients and combine by using cut and fold method.
• Keep in mind not to over-mix the batter as thia will produce more gluten resulting in more dense cake.
• If required add 3-4 tablespoons of Almond milk here to thin out the batter a little. Transfer this mixture to cake tin. Level it up and top it with chopped walnuts.
• Bake at 180 degrees for around 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Transfer cake onto a wire rack to cool completely. Let it cool for few hours and then slice as this is a dense cake.

Notes

1. To make this cake texture light, feel free to use only all purpose flour/Maida instead of whole wheat flour.

2. Replace dates with sugar. However, then cake wouldn't be refined sugar free but this step will make the crumb lighter.

3. Use other milk alternatives to make this cake like oats milk or cashew milk since this is a vegan cake. You can definately go for dairy milk if you wish to make it non vegan cake.

Step by Step Instructions and pictorial presentation to make Eggless whole wheat Date Walnut cake (Vegan)

To begin with pre-heat your oven to 180°C  degrees for 10 minutes. Prepare an 8 inch round/square cake pan lined with parchment paper and set aside.

Wet ingredients 

Heat 1 & 1/4 cup Almond milk  or any vegan milk of your choice on slow flame until warm. There is no need to bring it to boil.

Turn off heat, add pitted dates to it, cover the pan with a lid. Let the dates soak in warm milk for around 30 minutes to soften.

Transfer this milk-softened dates mixture to a blender to make a smooth paste. Once blended transfer to a steel bowl. To this add oil and vanilla essence to it until well combined.

Dry ingredients 

In a separate bowl sift whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt atleast twice.

Now add wet ingredients mix to dry ingredients and combine by using cut and fold method.

Keep in mind not to over-mix the batter as this will produce more gluten resulting in more dense cake.

If required add 3-4 tablespoons of Almond milk here to thin out the batter a little. Transfer this mixture to cake tin. Level it up and top it with chopped walnuts.

Bake at 180 degrees for around 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Transfer cake onto a wire rack to cool completely. Let it cool for few hours and then slice as this is a dense cake.

How to store?

The cake stays good at room temperature for 2 to 3 days when kept in an airtight container and in the fridge it will last for around 7 days.

Top Tips

1. To make this cake texture light, feel free to use only all purpose flour/Maida instead of whole wheat flour.

2. Replace dates with sugar. However, then cake wouldn’t be refined sugar free but this step will make the crumb lighter.

3. Use other milk alternatives to make this cake like oats milk or cashew milk since this is a vegan cake. You can definately go for dairy milk if you wish to make it non vegan cake.

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