Date Loaf Cake

Not sure what happened with the temperature.. I thought I put it at 400 Celsius because the first time I made it, it almost burnt on the outside and was mushy on the inside. I made it a second time after adjusting the temp to 300. it’s a Good base line recipe. I made one with walnuts and added cinnamon, and another one with chocolate chips. It’s supposed to be a sweet bread not a cake which is exactly how it comes out! I added only 1/3 cup sugar instead of a full cup and I’m glad I did. I could have even used 1/4 cup sugar. the dates give it a lot of sweetness.

Wonderful, easy recipe. So moist and delicious. Hubs loved it too. Will be filed in my quickbread recipes. Added cinnamon and nutmeg.

I think its more of a bread than a cake, but it was really good! Next time I’ll make sure to have some vanilla ice cream to go with.

This was really good when I added nuts and chocolate chips! I could see how it would be boring without them! I’m trying to eat more dates since I am in my third trimester of pregnancy! The recipe couldn’t be any easier. Yum

I tried this recipe and simply loved it. I replaced 1 1/4 cup flour with 1 cup flour and 3/4 cup wholemeal flour. I also added a 3/4 cup of chopped pecans for added crunch. The result was simply mouthwatering date loaf. I was so thrilled with it I immediately made another date loaf :))

Sorry but this is not as flavourful as the old Good Housekeeping date loaf recipe.

Of all the recipes I have tried this is the first one that has not appealed to me at all.

I truly don’t see why everyone loves this-sludgy and pretty much tasteless except for the dates. I tried it because I had a big tub of dates and self-rising flour left over from another recipe, but this one is NOT going in my file.

Easy to make and delicious! I had some leftover dates and I didn’t want to use eggs. It turned out great.

Great recipe! I soaked the dates in brandy for close to 6 hours before I added into the mixture… Simply superb!!

This recipe is truely fantastic, not only does always turn out moist and rich in flavour, but its not expensive or hard to make. I’ve made this for friends and family and you can have it sliced cool with butter or serve it hot with a toffee sauce and ice cream!

just made this and already only half left,very moist i’ve added this to my favorites.

This recipe was fantastic! I modified it a little. I added an extra 1/2 cup flour, an extra 1/2 cup dates, 1/2 cup pecans and baked it for only 30 minutes.

This recipe is very nice, although it’s a little bit plain. I recommend adding about a 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg. I use medjool dates which, as far as I know, are the moistest and sweetest, and I’d recommend putting 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 cups of dates instead of 1 cup (if you love dates). I put 1 cup whole wheat flour and 3/4 cup white flour, which I think makes it less pudding-like and more cake-like. I also make mine in an 8X8 inch pan, so I cut the bake time down to 35-40 minutes, and I even put the temp down to about 390 instead of 400. It comes out really nice. It’s still sort of plain and not very sweet, but if you like that kind of thing, you’ll like this.

My family and I loved this recipe! It was very moist despite the low fat content, so I am going to push the envelope further and substitute applesauce for the butter next time.

The cake was very good and healthy. I made some substitutions and scaled to 1/2 instead of self raising flour used 1/2c all purpose flour and rest whole wheat flour, then white sugar as brown sugar was not there. It is really healthy as wheat flour was added and iron rich dates. Thumbs up!!!!

I found this dried out very quickly, perhaps because it’s relatively low-fat and is baked at a high temperature? Not bad, rather sweet, I think there are better recipes for date loaf however this would be good for those who don’t eat eggs.

I found it wonderful in taste, sponge,and ease of making.My neighbour who never knew cake can be eggless loved it.i had just 1/2 a cup dates so substituted the remaining with raisins and prunes. also used a handful of Walnuts.used “I cant believe its not butter” instead of margarine.Will make again for sure. Must try recipe.

I love this date cake. As I am in to healthy eating, I make it and then slice and freeze it. Its delicious.

It was really good that I decided to take a pic of it and show it to all just to see its incredible result!

Delicious and simple! The recipe tolerates lots of changes – mix’n’match the fruits to your taste. I found the centre of the loaf sunk slightly and looked a bit sticky and uncooked when it was in reality perfectly done. I tried replacing some of the flour with oat bran and psyllium husk to increase the fibre, with truly EXCELLENT results – it added a bit of nuttiness to both the flavour and the texture. As usual with sweet recipes on this site, I reduced the sugar content as a matter of course.