Low Calorie, Date and Walnut Cake for Diabetics
By ukchriss
@ukchriss (2097)
February 28, 2007 9:14pm CST
Dates and walnuts are a classic combination and create a lovely moist and richly flavoured cake that keeps well and is also freezable.
This is low in Calories, so suitable for Diabetics.
Serves: 12
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40-50 minutes
Ingredients:
350g (12oz) stoned, chopped dates
1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
60g (2oz) reduced fat margarine
8 tbsp SPLENDA (Low Calorie Sweetener) Granulated
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla extract
275g (9½oz) wholemeal self-raising flour
110g (4oz) chopped walnuts
Method:
1 Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas Mark 4.
Line a 22cm (8½in) square cake tin with non-stick baking parchment.
2 Place the dates in a large bowl, cover with 300ml (½pt) boiling water and sprinkle over the bicarbonate of soda.
3 Place the margarine, SPLENDA Granulated, eggs and vanilla extract in a food processor and blend to combine. Add the flour and the liquid from the dates and blend again.
4 Add the drained dates and nuts and blend briefly until the dates and nuts are just chopped. Spoon into the tin and bake for 40-50 minutes, until golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
5 Remove from the oven, place on a cooling rack and remove the lining paper. Leave to cool before cutting into squares.
Per serving: (1/12 of cake): Energy 905kJ / 216kcal, Carbohydrate 27g, Fat 9g.
Per 100g: Energy 1137kJ / 271kcal, Carbohydrate 34g, Fat 12g.
Do you know any recipes suitable for diabetics?
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7 responses
@bigstret (484)
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15 May 07
I am not diabetic but its good to see recipes like this which not only help diabetics these would be good for everyone.
I feel diabetes is one of the unseen illnesses which people, who dont have it tend to forget about.
A lot of people have illnesses which cant be seen and they should never be forgotten about.
I will give this a try, Thanks for shareing
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@bigstret (484)
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2 Mar 07
I will pass this onto one of my friends who is dibetic,
It sounds very nice, I may even have a go at cooking it myself! I do love date and walnut cake! yummy
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Mar 07
Time to get out my conversion chart! I love dates and any recipe that is good for you. Thanks for the recipe! : )
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
15 May 07
This seems like good idea for my husband and his mother. She likes dates and he eats practically anything I cook LOL
thansk a lot! I will copy this !
@aweins (4199)
• India
15 May 07
I would love to try this recipe ukchriss. it is a wonderful recipe for a diabetic person and my mother as well as father -in -law, both are diabetic patients. infact my mother-in-law's mother is also staying with us and she is also having diabetes. so i would love to make something like this and serve them. they are really foodie people. they love to eat sweets and desserts and all fried and fatty stuff. si now i am making this for them. thanx once again for it.
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@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
1 Mar 07
Thanks! I'm not diabetic, but can use some good diet recipes.. so I copied, pasted and printed this. sounds very yummy and right up my alley, especially as it calls for whole grain flour! I'll likely use a little soy and flax too..
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