Old Fashioned Date And Walnut Loaf Cake
This old-fashioned date and walnut loaf cake recipe with cream cheese frosting is super tasty and makes a wonderful addition to breakfast or brunch. Every bite will be a wild experience of crunchy walnuts combined with the delicious flavors and cream cheese frosting this loaf brings.
Ingredients
- FOR OLD-FASHIONED DATE AND WALNUT LOAF CAKE
- 1 cup chopped pitted dates 155 grams
- 1/4 cup butter 57 grams
- 3/4 cup boiling water 180 grams
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 180 grams
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 6 grams
- 1 teaspoon salt 4.7 grams
- 2 eggs lightly beaten (100 grams)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 grams
- 3/4 cup brown sugar 160 grams
- 3 tablespoons honey 60 grams
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts 120 grams
- FOR CREAM CHEESE ICING
- 4 tablespoons full-fat cream cheese 60 grams
- 5 teaspoons unsalted butter 25 grams
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 2.5 grams
- 1 cup icing sugar 120 grams
- pinch of salt 1 gram
Instructions
- In a large bowl combine dates, butter, and boiling water, and let it stand for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F or 175°C.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
- Add eggs, vanilla, brown sugar, and honey to the date mixture, and mix well.
- Stir in the walnuts and flour until just combined.
- Pour into a greased 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Bake for 55 – 65 minutes.
- Once the cake is ready remove it from the and allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it over onto a cooling rack.
- Cool completely before slicing.
- Prepare the cream cheese icing: Using a hand mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add the cream cheese and butter into the mixing bowl and beat until the mixture becomes creamy and smooth about 3 minutes.
- Change the paddle attachment with the balloon whisk, add the vanilla extract, pinch of salt, and half the icing sugar and beat on low speed for 2 minutes. Then add the remaining icing sugar and mix still on low speed for 1 minute, then increase the speed to high and beat for 3 minutes.
- Once the date and walnut loaf is completely cooled down, spread the cream cheese frosting over the top of the cake and sprinkle with some chopped walnuts.
- Enjoy!
