Egg-less Date and Walnut Cake

Egg-less Date and Walnut Cake

My younger one is nut outside!

She does not like nuts in her cakes hence nut outside!!

But this is one cake she likes because of the coffee in the cake.

But my husband likes it a lot. In fact I have to stop him many times  from buying dates so that this cake is made again and again.

But inspite of having made it so many times I have not liked the pictures, I think I need suggestions for pictures!

Egg-less Date and Walnut Cake

Egg-less Date and Walnut Cake

Recipe Source:  CoolLassie 

Ingredients:

1 ¼ cup all purpose flour

¾ walnuts, chopped coarsely (80g)

1 cup finely chopped dates

¼ cup + 2 tbsp oil

2 tbsp butter

¾ brown sugar

¼ sugar

¼ cocoa

1 ts[p baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

3 tbsp milk

1 tbsp orange zest

1 cup hot water + 1 ½ tbsp coffee

1 tbsp flax seed

3 tbsp hot water

Method:

Make strong coffee with 1 cup hot water.

Soak the flax seed mix in the 3 tbsp hot water.

Sift the cocoa and flour, add salt.

Chop the dates and add to the hot coffee. Let the dates get mushy in the hot coffee.

Line 8 ½ to 4 ½ inch loaf pan with aluminium foil and grease with butter.

Preheat oven to 176°C.

15-20 minutes later add baking soda + orange zest to the date mix. Let it sit for 5 minutes.

Combine sugar+oil+butter+milk+vanilla essence.

Add the dry mix and the flax seed mix.

Add chopped walnuts.

Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes.

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Tousule for Magic Mingle #13

Tousule is a Goan delicacy made in the rainy season.

Why rains?  Well cucumbers the main ingredient of Tousule is grown in plenty in the hilly areas and is sold not only on the roads but also in the markets. Its common sight for the farmers themselves selling the freshly plucked cucumbers. Also one more ingredient the turmeric leaf that is used to give a delicious aroma to the Tousule.

Traditionally the Tousule is made out of rice suji or rava or wheat rava fine or thick kind, cashew nuts, coconut and jaggary are used to create this beautiful steamed delicacy called Tousule.

When Kalyani announced the Magic Mingle of cucumber and walnuts I was sure I will never make it. Then I saw Gayatri post of zucchini bread and something went click in my head and I thought Tousule.

Well if you are a regular visitor here you will know sweets, let me clarify some sweets, are unmentionables in my place this happens to be one of them. I made minimum quantity of 1 katori. But please let me not put you guys off the Tousule it is amazing. Do try it out.

Mocha Mousse Cake

This is one dish that I enjoyed making.

 Why? My daughters helped me, one of the few rare times when they came in willingly and helped me happily. This was my best Valentine gift from them both. Thanks Kiddos! I love you “gais” (in case you want to misunderstand I am talking about the cow)J.

This one is a Tarla Dalal recipe something that I had bookmarked long long ago. Need I say more?

Bridal Shower for Nithya : Walnut Almond Frappe

There are very few moments as cherished, as beautiful as the day you embark the new journey of life. Holding someone's hand, with dreams in heart and sparkle in the eyes. The day she started dreaming for, even before she knew its’ meaning. The day she has visualized so many times, that by now every detail is clearly itched in her mind. Yes the day a girl becomes a bride, is like no other.

Very soon one of our friends, a great blogger and a gifted photographer, is going to live her dream. And since I'm sure you read the header before reading this, you all know who am I talking about...Yes Nithya of 4thsensecooking is getting married this November.

Thanks to the world of connectivity, distances have become a lesser shortcoming. Though nothing can reclaim the joy of celebration in person. Yet in absence of actually being with her during her most joyous period..here we are all, united, to wish her all the best. So today we are throwing this virtual bridal shower for Nithya to express our happiness and celebrate with her.

And what could be a better way to celebrate than with food, the subject, the emotion that binds us all...So we decided to cook it up, literally and that too Nithya's own dishes from her own blog - 4thsensecooking. Hope she likes the recreation of her own favouite dishes and gets a taste of it through the world wide wide.

Cheers...This is for you Nithya and for all those visiting this virtual bridal shower!!

 Frappe is a relatively new drink for me first saw it in the blog world now regularly in KFC etc.

I want my kids to get the health benefits of nuts but they are nuts outside! Hardly have any so smuggle them in that’s the only option.  So what better than a Frappe, Coffee frappe they are told and fed walnuts and almonds.

These pictures I have taken in the night without the night mode on. So please excuse the pictures but enjoy the Frappe.

Ingredients:

3 Walnuts

10 almonds

2 1/2 tsp Instant coffee powder  

½ cup filter coffee extract

5 scoops Vanilla ice cream - 2 scoops

4 cups Milk  

2 tsp sugar

 Method:

1.     Grind the walnuts, almonds, coffee and sugar in the mixer and grind fine.

2.     In a tall container mix all the ingredients and beat till smooth creamy and frothy.

3.     Serve chilled with a scoop of ice cream!!

Delicious!!

Nithya wish you a long and happy married life!! All the very best!!


Come and check out the rest of the Party Hosts! Enjoy the treat!

   Anamika - Taste Junction 

Krithi - Krithi's Kitchen

Priya Mitharwal -  Mharo Rajasthan Recipes

Priya Mahadeven - Priyas Now Serving 

Priya Suresh - Priya easy n tasty recipes

Priya Sreeram - Bon Appetit

Radhika - Tickling Palates

Radhika Vasanth - Food for 7 stages of life  

Revathy - Kaarasaaram 

Sanjeeta - Different Strokes

Vardhini - Zesty Palette

Archana