Baking · Finnish
Date Cake (Taatelikakku)
Traditional date cake is a delicious choice to serve with coffee. You can vary the flavor of this bundt cake by choosing mulled wine (glögi), juice, or coffee as the liquid. Flavored with mulled wine, the cake makes an excellent Christmas gift.
Smarrig KitchenMachine-translated, original language: Suomi.
Method
- 1
Start making the cake by simmering the dates on low heat, covered, in the mulled wine, juice, or coffee. Stir occasionally. Simmer until the dates turn into a puree, about 10 min. If necessary, blend until smooth using a hand blender.
- 2
Add the sugar. Stir the room-temperature, softened butter into the slightly cooled mixture. Add the eggs and stir until smooth, e.g., with a wooden spoon. Add the sour cream and, finally, the dry ingredients sifted through a sieve. Pour the cake batter into a thoroughly greased and breaded 1.8-liter bundt pan.
- 3
Bake the cake on the lowest rack of the oven at 175 degrees for about 60 min.
- 4
Let the cake cool for a moment before unmolding. If desired, dust the surface of the date cake with powdered sugar before serving.