Easiest Way to Make Vegan Carrot Cake Loaf

Date Nut Loaf Cake

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Recipe Summary Date Nut Loaf Cake

An easy and quick date nut loaf served with a warm brown sugar sauce.

Ingredients | Vegan Carrot Cake Loaf

1 cup dates, pitted and chopped

1 cup water

½ cup butter

1 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup chopped walnuts

¼ cup butter

⅓ cup heavy cream

½ cup brown sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring dates and water to a boil. Stir in 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until melted. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. Let cool for 10 minutes.

Place date mixture into a large bowl. Blend in flour, eggs and vanilla. Stir in chopped walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Serve slices with Warm Sauce.

To make Warm Sauce: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/4 cup butter with cream and brown sugar. Heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and sugar is dissolved.

Info | Vegan Carrot Cake Loaf

prep: 20 mins cook: 1 hr additional: 10 mins total: 1 hr 30 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 1 - 9x5 inch loaf pan

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