Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 89 minutes
- Preparation: 19 minutes
- Cooking: 70 minutes
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar (Demerara Sugar)
- 1/2 cup Nutralite Classic Spread
- 3/4 cup Rolled Oats
- 1 cup Hot water
- 1 cup Dates - pitted
- 1 cup Walnuts - chopped
- 1 tablespoon Flax seed powder (flax meal)
- 3 tablespoons Chilled water
Instructions
- To begin making the Date and Walnut Oatmeal Cake Recipe, we will first preheat oven to 180°C
- Grease a loaf pan or a springform pan with Nutralite classic and dust it with flour
- Keep this aside
- Soak the dates in the boiling water for about 15 minutes until all the water is absorbed and the dates have become soft
- To make the Flax Meal Egg Replacer If your recipe asks for 1 eggs, measure 3 tablespoons of flax meal along with 6 tablespoons of water
- Stir well and let the mixture rest for about 15 minutes
- This process of resting helps the flax meal mixture develop a gelatinous consistency similar to eggs
- To make the BatterSift flour and baking power and keep it aside
- In the large bowl or the bowl of the stand mixer, add in the flax meal egg replacer, Nutralite Classic Spread and sugar and beat well until fluffy
- Next add in oats, walnuts, the date mixture and beat well again
- Finally add in the flour mixture and beat until all the flour and the remaining ingredients have been well combined
- Spoon the oatmeal date walnut cake mixture into the prepared greased pan and bake in the preheated oven for about 40 to 45 minutes until a tester when inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean
- Serve the Date Walnut and Oatmeal cake recipe as a snack along with a cup of hot milk as a wholesome snack after school
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 6
- Continental
- Snack
- Vegetarian