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Vegan and Gluten-free Date Cake

A simple vegan and gluten-free date cake, perfect for late pregnancy.
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Course Dessert, Snack

Equipment

  • 1 6.5 inches round cake tin

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g organic pitted dates
  • 60 g walnuts
  • 60 g blanched almonds
  • 4 "flax eggs"
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 5 drops lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat the oven to 165 degrees Celsius. Line and grease a 6.5 inches round cake tin.
  • Prepare your flax eggs (you can find a recipe here - https://minimalistbaker.com/how-to-make-a-flax-egg/)
  • In a blender, finely chop the dates, walnuts and almonds together.
  • Add the flax eggs, cinnamon, vanilla extract, baking powder and lemon juice to the date and nuts, mix, and combine well until you get a thick batter.
  • Pour the batter into the cake tin and spread it evenly.
  • Bake in the oven for 35-40 min.
Keyword date cake, dates, gluten free cake, pregnancy cake, vegan cake