Healthy bakes are made without the refined sugars or flours. Dates are my sugar replacement many a times. They taste the same without any difference and iron rich as well. Kids love to snack crispy or something attractive to them like cakes. Dates are the best source to increase iron in our body. Ragi dates cake is highly nutritious, eggless, butterless and sugarless. The cake is so light, moist and delicious! To make it attractive, I have used hazelnuts and Choco chips for decoration. Try this healthy one and enjoy it! Happy baking!!

⏲️PREP TIME : 20 minutes

⏲️BAKE TIME : 30 minutes

🍰CUISINE : International

🥮COURSE : dessert

🍴YIELD : 10 servings

INGREDIENTS REQUIRED :

Wheat flour – 1/2cup ( 85 gm)

Ragi – 1/2cup (heaped) (95 gm)

Cocoa powder – 2 tbsp

Milk – 1cup (250ml)

Dates – 32 (deseeded)

Oil – 75 ml

Curd – 1/3 cup (thick)

Vanilla extract – 1 tsp

Baking powder – 1tsp

Baking soda – 1 & 1/2 tsp

Hazelnuts for decoration

Choco chips for decoration

METHOD :

Sift wheat flour, ragi , cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and keep it aside.

Soak the deseeded dates in warm milk for half an hour.

In a mixer jar blend the dates and milk to a smooth paste.

In a large bowl add curd and dates paste and mix well with a whisk.

Add in oil and mix them well.

Add in vanilla extract.

Now add the dry sift ingredients to the bowl.

Cut and fold the mixture to combine well.

Transfer the contents to a lined baking pan.

Throw in some nuts and Choco chips on top .

In a preheated oven bake it at 160°c for 30 minutes.

Cool the cake in a wire rack.

Once cool down , slice it and enjoy.

NOTE :

Used 7″×2″ round pan.