Honey, Dates & Nut Cake # Mashujaa recipe#

Name: Honey, Dates & Nut Cake # Mashujaa recipe#
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 3/4 Cup Milk; 1/2 Cup dates, pitted; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 1 tsp cinnamon powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/3 Cup Shortening; 2/3 Cup white sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 3/4 Cup APF; 1/4 Cup chopped nuts (I used cashew nuts /walnuts); 1/3 Cup raw honey; 1/2 tsp salt

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

The aroma is breathtaking!! The flavours of dates, with honey and nuts ....Amazing!!

Kezengwa Irene @IKezengwa

Mombasa, Kenya

The aroma is breathtaking!! The flavours of dates, with honey and nuts ....Amazing!!

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Ingredients

45 -50 mins

12 servings

3/4 CupMilk
1/2 Cupdates, pitted
1 tspvanilla essence
1 tspcinnamon powder
1 tspbaking powder
1/3 CupShortening
2/3 Cupwhite sugar
2large eggs
1/4 tspbaking soda
1 3/4 CupAPF
1/4 Cupchopped nuts (I used cashew nuts /walnuts)
1/3 Cupraw honey
1/2 tspsalt

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Steps

45 -50 mins

1

Prepare pan. Set aside.
2

Warm milk and dates let it sit for 10mins. Break up the dates, I used a fork you can blend/ use food processor.
3

Sift/ whisk together flour, salt, baking powder & soda, cinnamon powder. Set aside.
4

Cream shortening for a minute. Add your sugars (honey & white) continue for 2minutes.
5

Add one egg and vanilla essence then the other egg and mix till combined.
6

Add 1/3 of the flour mixture.
7

Add 1/2 of the milk/dates mixture.
8

Keep alternating and finish with last 1/3 of flour.
9

Fold in your chopped nuts.
10

Pour into tin and bake for 45 - 50 mins or until done!
11

Enjoy with a cuppa!!