Eggless Dates and Coffee Cake (Vegan)

Ingredients:

All Purpose Flour (Maida) – 2 cups
Dates, shredded – 1 cup
Coffee Decoction – 1/4 cup
Sugar – 1 cup
Refined Oil – 1/2 cup
Cooking Soda – 1 tsp
Cinnamon Powder – 1 tsp
Water – 1 3/4 cups
Salt – 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. 1. Sift flour and cooking soda together twice.
   2. Take sugar, salt, cinnamon powder, oil and water in a pan.
   3. Place the pan on the flame and bring it to boil.
   4. Simmer the flame and cook until the dates are cooked but not too soft. Turn off the heat and let it cool down completely to room temperature.
   5. Once cooled, preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
   6. Grease and dust a cake tin.
   7. Add coffee decoction into the prepared liquid. Mix well.
   8. Now fold the sifted flour into the prepared liquid. Mix thoroughly.
   9. Pour the batter into the greased tin and bake at 180 degrees C for 50-60 minutes or until the skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
   10. Once the cake cools down, unmould and cut into desired shape.