Date Cake Recipe
Preparation time : 30 min Ingredients : 13
Date cake is perfect for sweetening special moments after Iftar and adds a delicious touch to celebratory gatherings during Ramadan.
Preparation time : 30 min Preparation time : 30 min 
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 cup Almarai milk
1/2 cup Almarai melted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt
For the Filling:
2 cups dates, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup water
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup Almarai yoghurt
For Decoration:
Powdered sugar
Date pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare the cake pan by greasing it with butter and dusting it with flour.
- Mix the flour, sugar, melted butter, egg, milk, baking powder, and a pinch of salt in a large bowl until you get a smooth dough.
- Place the chopped dates, water, and cinnamon in a small saucepan.
- 9`Cook them on low heat until the dates become soft.
- Add the yoghurt to the date mixture and stir them together for a few minutes.
- Roll out half of the dough into the base of the pan, then pour the date mixture over it.
- Roll out the remaining half of the dough over the date mixture.
- Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes or until the top is golden brown.
- Once the cake has cooled, sprinkle powdered sugar and decorate with date pieces.
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