Eggless Date And Walnut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

15 -20 pitted dates, chopped (mejdool work best, 20 if small, 15 if large)
1 cup milk
1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
Combine 1 and 3/4 cup flour and soda and sift 1-2 times.
Mix oil and sugar using a blender.
Add milk to it.
Add dry ingredients to wet mixture.
Coat the walnuts with the reserved 1/4 cup flour and add walnuts and flour mixture to the above. Stir the batter to incorporate the walnuts.
Pour into a 8\" cake pan and bake in the middle rack till toothpick comes clean. (approx 30-45 minutes).
Let cool in pan and on rack before cutting the cake.
The cake can be kept in the refrigerator for almost 2 weeks.