Walnut Date Cake

This cake is sooo creamy and delicious!

Ingredients

• 12 Dates (pitted and chopped)
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1 stick Vegan butter (room temperature)
• 1/3 cup Cane sugar (or honey)
• 2 Egg replacers
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1 cup Unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup Wheat pastry flour
• 1/4 tsp Sea salt
• 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/3 cup Carrots (grated)
• 1 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Nutmeg
• 1 3/4 cup Water
• 1 cup chopped Walnuts (less if you're not a big nut fan)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour a 9 inch pan.

In a sauce pan bring dates, cinnamon, nutmeg and water to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes or until it becomes slightly think. Let it sit for 1 minute then add baking soda. Set aside.

In a bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.

In a separate bowl combine butter and sugar. Mix well. Add vanilla extract and egg replacer. Next add flour mixture and mix. Add date mixture, carrots and walnuts mix until combined. Pour into the pan. Cook for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Some Health Benefits

Dates support skin, bone, blood, heart and digestive health. They are also known to help the body resist infections and fight some cancers. 

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