Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 2 cups 260g All purpose flour
  • 1 cup 163g Pitted dates (( about 18 no))
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup yogurt/ butter milk
  • 1 large egg

Instruction

  • Pre heat oven to 350°F/ 176°C. Grease a 9 x5 inch pan with butter and flour and line with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl mix, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda , cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg and set aside.
  • Mean while add 1 tbsp flour mix to chopped dates and coat well. This will help to prevent the dates from sinking to the bottom while baking.
  • In another bowl beat soften butter with sugar once it is creamed well incorporate egg and mix once again. Then add yogurt and combine everything.
  • To this add dry ingredients in two batches and mix well so that is just combined do not over mix.
  • Finally fold in the dates and transfer the cake batter to prepared loaf tin. And bake at 350°F/ 176°C for 45-50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool completely.
  • Then slice and serve.