Chocolate Date Cake
Moist, rich eggless chocolate date cake with whole wheat, Medjool dates & cocoa. Healthy, vegan, and refined sugar-free!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 55 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- For Chocolate Date Cake
- 1 ½ cups Medjool dates
- ½ cup hot milk (dairy or plant-based)
- ½ cup milk (dairy or plant-based), or as needed for desired consistency
- 1 cup plain yogurt (dairy or plant-based)
- ½ cup neutral oil, or melted butter for non-vegan
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour (or all-purpose flour)
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- 4 tablespoons chopped almonds or walnuts
- 4 tablespoons dark chocolate chips or chunks (optional)
- NOTE: Some ingredients can be replaced with their vegan counterparts.
Instructions
- 1
If your dates have pits, remove them. Soak the whole dates in ½ cup of hot milk for 20 minutes.
- 2
Once cooled, transfer the soaked dates (with the milk) to a blender. Add the yogurt and blend into a smooth paste.
- 3
Pour the paste into a large mixing bowl. Add the oil and vanilla extract, and whisk until combined.
- 4
Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the same bowl. Also, add cinnamon powder.
- 5
Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Slowly add ½ cup milk, mixing until well combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- 6
Fold in 2 tablespoons of chopped almonds and 2 tablespoons of chocolate chips gently. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line a cake tin.
- 7
Pour the batter into the prepared tin, smooth the top gently, and tap the pan a few times to release any air bubbles.
- 8
Top with the remaining chopped almonds and chocolate chips, if desired. Bake for 50–55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 9
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing. I like to serve it warm, but you can also let it cool completely before slicing; the texture will firm up more after cooling. Dust it unsweetened cocoa powder, slice.
- 10
Enjoy your eggless, refined sugar-free, whole wheat chocolate date cake with a cup of hot coffee or warm milk.
- 11
NOTE: Watch the recipe video to learn how to perform these cooking steps.
- 12
ENJOY THIS RECIPE.