Eggless Date And Walnut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

165 g condensed milk
1/2 cup oil
250 g dates
1 cup plain flour
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped finely
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Preparation

Remove seeds from dates and chop them finely.
Add 6 tbsp of water and keep on low flame for 2 minutes Remove from fire.
Add 1/2 tsp soda-bicarb.
Keep aside for 15-20 minutes.
Sift flour with baking powder.
Keep aside in a bowl.
Mix dates and walnuts with flour.
Beat oil and condensed milk very well. If using eggs, then first beat oil and sugar, then add eggs one at a time. Beat well.
Add vanilla essence and mix.
Add flour and mix lightly.
Bake in a preheated oven at 175C/350F for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes before taking out of the cake pan.