Low Sugar Date Cake Recipes

MOIST DATE CAKE

This cake becomes more moist each day that it is covered. This recipe was my Grandmother's and we always had this cake at Christmas. I know the recipe is at least 60 years old.

Provided by nanniesue

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Yield 11

Number Of Ingredients 16

Moist Date Cake image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round cake pans. Set aside. Put dates in a bowl with soda and pour boiling water on top. Set a side.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together 1 cup sugar, 2 1/2 cups flour and 1 cup chopped walnuts. Add egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla, pinch of salt and tablespoon butter. Mix to combine. Finally, stir in chopped dates with liquid. Mix well. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cake will pull away from sides of pans and be golden brown.
In a medium saucepan, combine buttermilk, 1 cup sugar, pinch of salt and 4 tablespoons flour. Cook on medium heat until thickened. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and remaining cup of walnuts.
Spread mixture between layers and on top of cake. Let filling run down the sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.2 calories, Carbohydrate 74.3 g, Cholesterol 20.6 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 8.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 181.8 mg, Sugar 46.6 g

Ingredients

1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
1 cup white sugar
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon butter
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup white sugar
1 pinch salt
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

LOW-SUGAR DATE BROWNIES

Using dates in place of sugar makes for a very fudgey and chocolaty-tasting brownie with no added sugar. These brownies are slightly cakey; if you prefer a denser brownie, use only 1 egg instead of 2.

Provided by Kim

Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Date

Time 50m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 10

Low-Sugar Date Brownies image

Steps:

Place dates in a small bowl and pour in hot water. Soak for 10 to 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving enough paper to hang over the sides of the dish.
Drain dates and transfer to a food processor. Pulse until dates are completely smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. If date paste is too thick, add hot water 1 tablespoon at a time until completely pureed.
Add softened butter to the food processor and pulse to combine, about 30 seconds. Add eggs and vanilla extract and process until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Pulse until mixture is just combined, about 30 seconds. Gently stir in chocolate chips by hand. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges just begin to set, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove brownies from pan by gently lifting up edges of parchment paper. Allow to cool completely on a cooling rack. Cut into 16 pieces.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.5 calories, Carbohydrate 14.6 g, Cholesterol 38.5 mg, Fat 8.3 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 87 mg, Sugar 10.1 g

Ingredients

1 cup pitted Deglet Noor dates
1 cup hot water
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
⅓ cup whole wheat flour
⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup bittersweet chocolate chips