Finnish Date Cake (Taatelikakku) Recipe #196321
A lovely moist cake traditionally served at Christmas time.
by stormylee
1¾ hours | 20 min prep
SERVES 8 -10
- 130 g packaged dates
- 200 ml water
- 150 g butter
- 125 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 200 g all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
- 50 ml light cream or whole milk
- Preheat oven to 150°C.
- Grease and flour a loaf pan.
- Place dates, water and butter in a saucepan, bring to boil and simmer for about 20 minutes (I like to break down the dates a bit for smoother jam). Let cool.
- Pour date mixture into a mixing bowl, add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, mix well.
- Sift together flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar. Add flour mixture and cream alternately to the mix.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 75 minutes.
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