| Ingredients: 250 g dried, pitted dates
200 ml water
100 ml sugar
200 g butter
2 eggs
100 ml sour cream, light sour cream or natural yogurt
1 tsp vanilla sugar
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
400 ml flour
Directions:1. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla sugar. Place water and dates in saucepan and slowly simmer on medium heat until dates are softened. Add sugar and mix.
2. Let mixture cool down a bit, then mix in butter, lightly whisked eggs, sour cream and the dry ingredients. Pour batter in a buttered and floured cake pan, about 2 1/2 litres in capacity.
3. Bake at 175 C (347 F) for about 1 hour. Unmould cake and let cool on a wire rack. |
