Dates and banana cake. Even though this cake is packed full of dates, bananas and tahini (also known as tahini paste in Britain), it's surprisingly soft and light. You can serve it warm, if you like, with the tahini cream cheese and bananas alongside, although it's worth the wait, if you can, for it to cool so that it can be. This easy cake recipe is light, moist and wonderful.

This date, carrot and banana cake is perfect for any occasion when you want a sweet treat without too much sugar. I've held back from putting up a carrot cake recipe on Sneaky Veg until now. Well, it just seemed a bit too. You can have Dates and banana cake using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Dates and banana cake

It's 1.5 cup of Wheat flour.
It's 1 cup of Chopped Jaggery.
It's 1/2 cup of Oil.
You need 2 of Riped bananas.
Prepare 1&1/2 cup of Milk.
Prepare 1 tbsp of Lemon juice.
It's 2 tbsp of Chopped dates.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of cardamom powder.
It's 1 tsp of Flax seeds.
Prepare 1 tsp of Baking powder.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of Baking soda.

This is absolutely the best banana cake I've ever had! It's supremely moist with cream cheese frosting, tons of banana, brown sugar, and cinnamon flavor. The banana cake was dense, but not heavy. If that makes any sense? (Coming from the lady who talks about rotting bananas at social gatherings.

Dates and banana cake step by step

In a mixing bowl take 1 cup milk and lemon juice mix it and let it sit for 10 minutes, this way we will get buttermilk..
Now in a grinding jar add chopped bananas,boil and jaggery, make a smooth paste..
As the buttermilk gets ready add banana paste to it and mix it well, then sieve the flour, baking powder and baking soda upon it and mix the batter..
Add remaining 1/4cup milk to it and mix it properly, add chopped dates, cardamom powder and transfer the batter to baking dish..
Sprinkle flax seeds and tap it then bake it for 40minutes, check the cake if it's done allow it to cool and then cut into slices..

This cake starts with a simple base then the dates and banana is added and it becomes a wonderful accompaniment to an afternoon tea with friends. This is a basic banana bread recipe with a twist -- dates! The dates lend an extra dash of sweetness to a classic, comforting baked banana bread. The dates are an excellent alternative to nuts, especially if you aren't a fan or have an allergy. This date and banana loaf cake is tried and tested and enjoyed by all of the family.