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A cake that’s perfect for any occasion that requires a sweet tooth. Making this date cake recipe from scratch makes it extra special.
How To Make Date Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
A sweet date cake topped with a homemade peanut butter frosting.
- 1 cup dates (pitted and chopped )
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup water (boiling )
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ½ cup flour
- 1 cup walnuts (chopped )
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp butter
Peanut Butter Frosting
- ½ stick butter (or margarine, softened)
- 1 cup peanut butter (creamy )
- 3 tbsp milk (or as much as needed)
- 2 cup powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour 9×13 glass baking dish.
- Put dates and baking soda in a bowl, and pour boiling water on top. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together sugar, flour and walnuts.
- Add egg, vanilla, salt and butter.
- Mix until combined.
- Stir in dates with liquid. Mix well.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Cake will pull away from sides of pans and be golden brown. Cool.
Peanut Butter Frosting
Beat butter and peanut butter in a medium bowl with electric mixer until smooth.
- Gradually mix in the powdered sugar, adding milk when mixture gets thick.
- Once frosting is thick and spreadable, beat 3 minutes until fluffy.
- This is sweet so only a thin layer on the cake is needed.
- Use crunchy peanut butter for another unique taste.
How To Make Date Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
A sweet date cake topped with a homemade peanut butter frosting.
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 35 mins
Total: 55 mins
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup water, boiling
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ½ cup flour
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp butter
Peanut Butter Frosting
- ½ stick butter , or margarine, softened
- 1 cup peanut butter, creamy
- 3 tbsp milk , or as much as needed
- 2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
-
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
-
Grease and flour 9x13 glass baking dish.
- Put dates and baking soda in a bowl, and pour boiling water on top. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together sugar, flour and walnuts.
- Add egg, vanilla, salt and butter.
- Mix until combined.
- Stir in dates with liquid. Mix well.
- Pour batter into prepared pan.
-
Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Cake will pull away from sides of pans and be golden brown. Cool.
Peanut Butter Frosting
-
Beat butter and peanut butter in a medium bowl with electric mixer until smooth.
- Gradually mix in the powdered sugar, adding milk when mixture gets thick.
- Once frosting is thick and spreadable, beat 3 minutes until fluffy.
- This is sweet so only a thin layer on the cake is needed.
- Use crunchy peanut butter for another unique taste.
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Nutrition
- Calcium: 53mg
- Calories: 769kcal
- Carbohydrates: 107g
- Cholesterol: 21mg
- Fat: 34g
- Fiber: 5g
- Iron: 3mg
- Potassium: 451mg
- Protein: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Sodium: 407mg
- Sugar: 70g
- Vitamin A: 354IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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