Enjoy this homemade chocolate and date cake made using Gold Medal® all-purpose flour – a wonderful dessert.
Fudgy Brownie Date Cake
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 10
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 2 cups pitted dates
- 3/4 cup water
- 6 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, melted
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
- 3/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 3/4 cup whipping cream, whipped, sweetened
- Unsweetened baking cocoa, if desired

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 11x7-inch (2-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, cook dates and water over medium-low heat 8 minutes or until dates are softened and liquid has evaporated. In food processor, place date mixture. Cover; process until smooth, about 1 minute. Add chocolate and butter. Cover; process until smooth and blended, scraping bowl occasionally.
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Step2In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In medium bowl, beat brown sugar, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on high speed until thick and pale. On low speed, beat in date mixture. Beat in flour mixture just until blended. Beat in 1/2 cup whipping cream on low speed until blended. Pour batter into baking dish.
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Step3Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream; sprinkle with cocoa.
Nutrition
420
Calories
24g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 420
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 14g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 0%
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 2 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 5 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
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