The holy month of Ramadan is in less than a month and so before buying a new box of dates, I decided to use all my old dates in a delicious cake. I made the cake for a sunny day picnic in the park.
I used Mary Berrys Date and Walnut cake but I decreased the sugar and added coffee and pecans. I also added coconut and hemp seeds.
Here is the link for Mary Berry’s cake, which is absolutely delicious. It’s moist and full of the nutrition packed dates and also has almond flour. The pecans or walnuts add protein and healthy fats.
https://taleof2kitchens.com/2013/05/16/date-and-walnut-traybake-by-mary-berry/
For the pecan cake I used pecans instead of walnuts add 1 tsp instant coffee in the hot water.
1/4 cup hemp seeds and 1/4 cup coconut can be added for texture.
Nutrition Facts for Date
Medjool dates are a concentrated source of healthy nutrients. Just 2 dates (48 grams) provide:
- Calories: 133
- Carbs: 36 grams
- Fiber: 3.2 grams
- Protein: 0.8 grams
- Sugar: 32 grams
- Fat: 0 grams
- Calcium: 2% of the Daily Value (DV)
- Iron: 2% of the DV
- Potassium: 7% of the DV
- Copper: 19% of the DV
- Vitamin B6: 7% of the DV
- Magnesium: 6% of the DV
Dates offer a significant amount of fiber and variety of vitamins and minerals, including iron, potassium, B vitamins, magnesium and copper.
