Healthy Vegan Date Walnut Cake

A delicious and healthy vegan cake made with wholesome ingredients like dates and walnuts, topped with a sweet tahini maple drizzle.

By @wellnesswithcharms

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Healthy Vegan Date Walnut Cake

Cook time: 45 minutes

Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Medjool dates pitted
  • 1.333 cup Almond milk
  • 0 Date and milk mixture soaked
  • 0.667 cup Oat flour
  • 0.25 cup Coconut oil melted
  • 0.25 cup Tahini
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 0.25 cup Walnuts chopped
  • 0 Cake batter prepared
  • 0 Parchment paper
  • 0.25 cup Tahini
  • 2 tsp Maple syrup
  • 0 Tahini maple syrup prepared

Instructions

  1. Heat the milk in a saucepan until warm, then soak the pitted dates in the milk for at least 30 minutes.
  2. Blend the soaked dates and milk mixture into a smooth paste using a blender or food processor.
  3. Combine the date paste with oat flour, melted coconut oil, tahini, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and chopped walnuts in a mixing bowl.
  4. Pour the batter into an 8x8 inch square cake tin lined with parchment paper and smooth the top with a spatula.
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (177°C) for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  6. While the cake is baking, mix tahini and maple syrup together. Add a splash of water to loosen the drizzle if necessary.
  7. Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove it and let it cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle the tahini maple syrup over the top before serving.
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