Vegan Date and Walnut Cake !!

I love eggs where I can't see them , desserts are a good means to satiate my sweet tooth and hide things that do not make me feel guilty of stepping out of the bounds of vegetarianism . My husband on the other hand is a strict vegetarian and he doesn't fool himself or people like how I do :)

He once confessed that he loved eating cakes and pastries as a child , that point of time the awareness that it might contain eggs hadn't dawned on him , he added. The moment he learned that baked goodies might contain eggs , he shunned them completely until I began baking eggless treats for him . This Date and Walnut cake has all the elements of a cake with eggs and it is quite hard to believe that it is an eggless one. My twin girls love it and I have made it thrice since I learnt how to make it, a couple of weeks ago , my girls , my husband and my parents all love this easy , vegan and delicious cake. I thought it would be good for people who read  my blogs to know of something that is Vegan , delicious and very easy to put together . Here it is ...

Serves : 8

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour (maida)
1 cup sugar
1/4th teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup vegetable / canola oil
2 cups of water
1 cup pitted and finely chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon honey (optional)

How to put it together

Sieve flour , baking powder and baking soda 3-4 times and put it aside.

In a saucepan add water , oil . dates , salt , cinnamon , nutmeg and sugar .Heat the above mix , stirring occasionally. You shall see bubbles on the side in about 10 minutes .Now reduce the flame and cook for 20 minutes.

Cool this mix completely and then fold in the flour , chopped walnuts and honey. Mix well

Grease a 9 inch cake tin and pour the batter in it.

Preheat the oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes , reduce the oven temperature to 175 degrees now and bake till a skewer inserted in the cake comes clean

Let the cake cool , serve with whipped cream . You might want to top it with  some cinnamon sugar as well , while serving !