Moms Date Pudding Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE-DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 1 1/2 quart souffle dish with non-stick spray.
• Put the dates and water in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook and stir for 10 minutes until the dates are very soft. Transfer the softened dates to a food processor and puree until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla, puree again until well-blended. Scoop out the puree into a mixing bowl. Sift together the cocoa powder and flour and add to the date mixture. Fold using a rubber spatula; combine gently until well mixed.
• In a mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the date mixture.
• Pour the batter into the coated souffle dish, spreading it evenly with a spatula. Bake on the middle rack for 25 minutes until the outside is just set. Cool to room temperature. Shake some confectioners' sugar on top and serve.

DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; add dates and nuts. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to creamed mixture; set aside. , In a saucepan, combine water with remaining brown sugar and butter. Bring to a boil; boil 5 minutes. Pour into a 9-in. round baking pan. Spoon batter on top of sauce. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or ice cream.

CHOCOLATE-DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 1 1/2 quart souffle dish with non-stick spray.
• Put the dates and water in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook and stir for 10 minutes until the dates are very soft. Transfer the softened dates to a food processor and puree until smooth. Add the sugar and vanilla, puree again until well-blended. Scoop out the puree into a mixing bowl. Sift together the cocoa powder and flour and add to the date mixture. Fold using a rubber spatula; combine gently until well mixed.
• In a mixing bowl, whip the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Fold the egg whites into the date mixture.
• Pour the batter into the coated souffle dish, spreading it evenly with a spatula. Bake on the middle rack for 25 minutes until the outside is just set. Cool to room temperature. Shake some confectioners' sugar on top and serve.

CHOCOLATE-DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Make the chai ice cream, if desired: Combine milk, tea, cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger in a medium saucepan. Split vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape seeds into the mixture using the back of a knife, then add pod to mixture and bring to a boil. Cover and let steep at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.
• Prepare an ice bath. In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy. While whisking, slowly add a little of the warm milk mixture into the yolk mixture to temper. Continue this process until all of the milk mixture has been added. Pour mixture back into pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3 to 5 minutes. The custard should retain a line drawn across the back of the spoon with your finger. Strain mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl set in the ice bath; discard solids. Add cream and stir occasionally until cooled. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour and up to overnight.
• Pour into an ice cream maker and process according to the manufacturer's instructions until set but not hard. Transfer soft ice cream to a container and freeze at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-cup Bundt pan and dust with cocoa powder and flour, tapping out excess. In a large glass measuring cup or medium bowl, combine dates, hot water, coffee, and cocoa and let stand 10 minutes. In another medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom. Using an immersion blender, puree the date mixture until smooth. Add baking soda and stir to combine.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and dark-brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Beat well to combine (batter will look curdled). Add the flour mixture in two additions, alternating with the date mixture, beginning and ending with the flour. Beat in the chocolate.
• Transfer the batter to prepared pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze: Bring butter, dark-brown sugar, date syrup, salt, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. Boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in cream. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth.
• Transfer cake pan to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Invert cake onto rack, and let cool 20 minutes (the cake should still be warm). Poke cake all over with a skewer or toothpick. Pour half of the glaze into the bottom of the pan and return cake to pan. Pour remaining glaze over top and allow to soak into cake, about 20 minutes. Invert cake onto plate or cake stand and serve warm or at room temperature with chai ice cream, if desired.

OLD FASHIONED DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 cup brown sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and add butter; set aside. In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and remaining brown sugar. Stir in milk until smooth. add dates and walnuts., Pour hot brown sugar syrup into an 8-in. square baking dish. Spoon batter over syrup. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake topping comes out clean. Serve warm with whipped cream.

MOM'S DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Combine the sugar, flour, milk, salt, dates, nut, vanilla and baking powder and mix well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• In a saucepan over medium heat combine the brown sugar, water and butter or margarine and bring to boil. Pour brown sugar mixture over batter.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minute or until the cake tests done. Serve warm with whipped cream.

MOM'S HOT FUDGE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a 9x9 baking pan with non stick spray.
• Mix together all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. This is so they are well mixed before adding in the wet ingredients.
• Add in the wet ingredients, stirring as you do so.
• Spread in the baking pan.
• Blend together the ingredients to put on top (the cocoa and brown sugar). Try to blend as well as possible as the brown sugar kind of sticks together. Sprinkle this evenly over the batter in the pan.
• Pour 1 3/4 cup HOT WATER on top of this. This will look really liquidy but it works out!
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Serve warm. Keep leftovers in the fridge.

DATE PUDDING UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350*.
• place dates and butter in an ungreased 13x9" baking pan --
• stir in 1 cup of boiling water to soften dates and melt butter -- stir well.
• add cake mix, eggs and walnuts.stir with fork for 2-3 minutes or blended --
• scrape bottoms and sides of pan once in a while with rubber spatula to be sure all is combined --
• spread batter evenly in pan.
• sprinkle with brown sugar, pour remaining 1 1/2 cups boiling water, slowly.over brown sugar --
• DO NOT STIR!
• bake at 350* for 40-45 minutes or golden brown.
• serve warm with whipped topping if desired -- .

DATE MALVA-PUDDING CAKES

Steps:

• Cakes: Combine dates and cream; cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda until thoroughly combined. Strain dates through a fine-mesh sieve, reserving cream (you should have about 1/2 cup). Puree dates in a mini food processor or blender, adding 1 to 2 teaspoons water if needed, until completely smooth.
• In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together sugar, egg, and salt onmedium-high speed until pale and thick, 2 minutes. Add date puree, then vinegar; beat well.Add half of milk, then flour mixture, then remaining milk, beating well after each addition.
• Place 6 five-ounce ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet; divide mixture evenly among them (ascant 1/3 cup each). Bake, rotating once, until very dark brown and set, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Filling: Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring sugar, butter, and 2 tablespoons water to a simmer. Whisk in reserved date cream and return to a simmer. Whisk until smooth; cover to keep warm.
• Remove cakes from oven; cut a small slit in center of each with a paring knife. Working with onecake at a time, pour filling into slit, waiting until it is absorbed, then pouring more until cakeis completely saturated. Repeat with remaining cakes. Serve immediately, topped with ice cream.

MOM'S DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Combine the sugar, flour, milk, salt, dates, nut, vanilla and baking powder and mix well. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• In a saucepan over medium heat combine the brown sugar, water and butter or margarine and bring to boil. Pour brown sugar mixture over batter.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minute or until the cake tests done. Serve warm with whipped cream.