Cakes

Date cake

Oven
180 °C180 °C (350 °F)

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates, chopped
  • 3 tbsp water
  • ½ cup chocolate, chopped
  • 1 cup nuts or almonds, chopped
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp plain flour

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C and grease one round cake tin (about 22–24 cm).Heat the oven to 350 °F and grease one round cake tin (about 9 in).
  2. Chop the dates and heat them with the water until soft. Let them cool a little.
  3. Chop the chocolate and nuts and mix everything together.
  4. Spread the mixture in the tin; it makes one layer.
  5. Bake at 180°C for about 35–45 minutes.Bake at 350 °F for about 35–45 minutes.
  6. Let it cool, then decorate with whipped cream and chocolate.

As she wrote it

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Döðluterta
1b. döðlur + 3msk. vatn) Hitað upp. 1/2b. súkkul — (1b. hnetur/möndlur) 1bsykur — 1tsk. Vanilludr. 1tsk. lyftid. — 2egg — 3msk. hveiti
"Öllu bl. sm. 1 botn. 180°c í ca. 35-45min Skreytt með Rjóma og súkkul.