Dates cake(eggless)

A very healthy cake as its made up of dates :-) Very easy recipe and not at all time consuming !


Ingredients -
16 dates(khajur) deseeded and chopped
milk - 1.5 cups
oil - 1/2 cup
powder sugar - 3/4 cup
all purpose flour(maida) - 1 cup
baking powder - 1 tbspn
vanilla essence


Method -
Take 16 dates/khajur.Remove the seeds and chop them fine.
Heat 1.5 cups of milk and soak the dates in the milk.
Take 1 cup maida,mix in 1 tbspn baking powder.
Slowly add 1/2 cup oil to the maida and knead the dough.
Add 3/4 cup powdered sugar to the milk-dates mix and grind to a fine paste.
Now add this date-milk mixture to the maida and mix well.
Add few drops of vanilla essence to it and make the batter consistent.
Grease the cake pan with oil/ghee and pour the batter in it.
Bake for around 20 min and date cake is ready :-)