Date Nut Mini Cupcakes Food

DATE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine dates and hot water. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain and discard water.Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper liners or lightly grease.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add water,pecans,eggs,baking soda, vanilla, and salt and mix until well blended.
• Add flour and mix until just moistened.
• Fold in cold dates and spoon into prepared muffin pans.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let stand a few minutes before removing from pan.

DATE AND WALNUT CUPCAKES RECIPE

Steps:

• To make this cupcake recipe, preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas Mark 3 and line a 12-hole muffin tray with cake cases.
• Chop the walnuts and dates into 1cm square pieces.
• In a small saucepan heat the water, chopped dates, golden syrup and butter until boiling point then leave to one side to cool.
• Into a large mixing bowl sieve the flours, spice, sugar, bicarbonate of soda and add the chopped walnuts.
• Lightly beat the egg and when the date mix has cooled fold the egg and date mix into the flours until just combined.
• Divide the mixture between the 12 cases and bake for 30 minutes (depending on your oven).
• To make the icing, add the ingredients to a mixing bowl and beat with a whisk until smooth and shiny, not for too long though or it will become watery.
• When the cakes are ready remove them from the oven and allow to cool before icing, using a teaspoon to pop a dollop of icing on the top of each cupcake. Or for a perfect circle of icing, use a Wilton 2A or other round-tip nozzle attached to a piping bag to pipe a circle onto the centre of each cake.
• Finish off by decorating with walnuts and dates

DATE-NUT MINI CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line mini muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cardamom.
• In a large bowl, combine dates with the boiling water and butter. Stir until butter is melted and dates are soft, about 2 minutes. Stir in brown sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla. Add flour mixture, and stir just until combined. Stir in walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Cupcakes can be stored overnight at room temperature, or frozen up to 1 month, in airtight containers.
• To finish, dollop crème fraîche on top of each cupcake. Serve immediately.

DATE NUT LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• 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.