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🍰 Moist Nut Cake with Dried Fruits

685 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 350 g Dates
• 250 g Dried plums
• 120 g Butter
• 150 g brown sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 untreated Lemon (zested peel)
• 0.25 tsp Salt
• 350 g Flour
• 2 tsp Baking powder
• 150 g chopped walnut kernels
• 1 tbsp Honey
• Butter (for the pan)
• Breadcrumbs (for the pan)

Instructions

1. 1. Remove the pits from the dates and plums (keep 5 dates aside). Roughly chop the fruit flesh into pieces.
2. 2. Grease a springform pan with butter and dust it with breadcrumbs.
3. 3. Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius fan mode.
4. 4. Place the chopped dates and plums along with the butter into a large bowl.
5. 5. Pour 350 milliliters of boiling water over the mixture.
6. 6. Stir until the butter has completely melted.
7. 7. Allow the fruit mixture to cool down.
8. 8. In a second bowl, whisk the sugar with the eggs, lemon zest, and salt until the mixture is frothy.
9. 9. Sift the flour and baking powder over the egg mixture.
10. 10. Add the walnut kernels and mix everything well.
11. 11. Combine the batter with the cooled date and plum mixture.
12. 12. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared springform pan.
13. 13. Smooth the surface of the batter.
14. 14. Bake the cake in the preheated oven for approx. 1 hour and 15 minutes.
15. 15. Cover the cake with aluminum foil if necessary to prevent it from browning too much.
16. 16. Perform the skewer test to check if the cake is done.
17. 17. Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan overnight.
18. 18. Place the 5 remaining dates in the center of the cake.
19. 19. Drizzle the dates with honey.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 685
• Protein: 9 g · Fett/Fat: 28 g · Carbs: 99 g