Friday, February 12, 2016

Dates-Cashews cake

Want decadent dates for a fancy date! You should try this dates and cashews cake - small, cute - perfect for two. Makes valentine day extra special while keeping your new year resolution still on track! :)
It tastes delicious warm as well as at room temperature.

Ingredients:
1 egg
50gm All purpose flour
50gm brown sugar
1/2 tbsp dark cocoa
4 tbsp butter
1 tbsp clarified butter(or regular butter if you cannot find clarified butter)
2-3tsp Baking powder
Some Baking Soda(aprox half the qty of baking pwd)
1/4 cup chopped cashews
1/3 cup chopped dates
Pre-heated oven to 325F

Method:
1. Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, nuts, dates, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.
2. Add the melted butters and egss to the flour mixture and mix well.
3. Transfer the batter into two pre-greased 4" mini springform pan.
4. Bake at 325F pre-heated oven for about 25-30min.

Serving suggestions: Sprinkle raw cane sugar crystals on top for last 10 minutes and bake.
Serve in a heart shaped mould with chocolate sauce drizzled on top or just as is with nice hot tea as breakfast in bed. After all it just take 35 minutes to make it ;)

  --> this is how you can store and pack for picnic at the beach!