Chocolate Date Cake
I mentioned this in another thread and lots of people seemed to think it was gross, but I figure some people out there have to interested in a delicious cake that's packed with nutrients. I found the recpie on Dr. Oz's website and made it for my husband's birthday. I loved it.
Cake
1 2/3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 tsp baking soda
3 1/2 cups pitted dates, divided
1 cup pineapple chunks in own juice, drained
1 banana
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup raw beets, shredded
3/4 cup raw carrots, shredded
1/2 cup raw zucchini, shredded
3 tbsp natural, nonalkalized cocoa powder
1/2 cup currants
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups water
2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Nut Icing
1 cup raw macademia nuts and/or raw cashews
1 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk
2/3 cup pitted dates
1/3 cup brazil nuts or hazelnuts
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.
In blender or food processor, purée 3 cups of the dates, pineapple, banana and applesauce. Slice remaining 1/2 cup dates into 1/4-inch pieces.
In large bowl, mix sliced dates, beets, carrots, zucchini, cocoa powder, currants, walnuts, water, vanilla and flour mixture. Add the blended mixture and mix well.
Spread in a 9 x 13-inch nonstick baking pan.
Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
For the icing, use a high-powered blender and combine all icing ingredients until smooth and creamy. Spread on cooled cake.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-joel-fuhrmans-never-get-sick-chocolate-cake
Cake
1 2/3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 tsp baking soda
3 1/2 cups pitted dates, divided
1 cup pineapple chunks in own juice, drained
1 banana
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup raw beets, shredded
3/4 cup raw carrots, shredded
1/2 cup raw zucchini, shredded
3 tbsp natural, nonalkalized cocoa powder
1/2 cup currants
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 1/2 cups water
2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Nut Icing
1 cup raw macademia nuts and/or raw cashews
1 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk
2/3 cup pitted dates
1/3 cup brazil nuts or hazelnuts
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.
In blender or food processor, purée 3 cups of the dates, pineapple, banana and applesauce. Slice remaining 1/2 cup dates into 1/4-inch pieces.
In large bowl, mix sliced dates, beets, carrots, zucchini, cocoa powder, currants, walnuts, water, vanilla and flour mixture. Add the blended mixture and mix well.
Spread in a 9 x 13-inch nonstick baking pan.
Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
For the icing, use a high-powered blender and combine all icing ingredients until smooth and creamy. Spread on cooled cake.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-joel-fuhrmans-never-get-sick-chocolate-cake
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OMG That sounds delicious!! It's like the produce section at whole foods all jumped into a blender and . . . well, were made into a delicious cake!0
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OMG That sounds delicious!! It's like the produce section at whole foods all jumped into a blender and . . . well, were made into a delicious cake!
That's exactly what it's like! You get all the wonderful nutrition and vitamins that your body needs, but also can satisfy that pesky sweet tooth. I put a little organic ice cream on top or some fresh homemade whipped cream with fresh berries and just go to town. It's great!
I'm glad someone around here gets it.0 -
OMG That sounds delicious!! It's like the produce section at whole foods all jumped into a blender and . . . well, were made into a delicious cake!
That's exactly what it's like! You get all the wonderful nutrition and vitamins that your body needs, but also can satisfy that pesky sweet tooth. I put a little organic ice cream on top or some fresh homemade whipped cream with fresh berries and just go to town. It's great!
I'm glad someone around here gets it.
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Cake
1)1 2/3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
2) 1 tsp baking powder
3) 3 tsp baking soda
4) 3 1/2 cups pitted dates, divided
5) 1 cup pineapple chunks in own juice, drained
6) 1 banana
7) 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
8) 1 cup raw beets, shredded
9) 3/4 cup raw carrots, shredded
10) 1/2 cup raw zucchini, shredded
11) 3 tbsp natural, nonalkalized cocoa powder
12) 1/2 cup currants
13) 1 cup chopped walnuts
14) 1 1/2 cups water
15) 2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Nut Icing
16) 1 cup raw macademia nuts and/or raw cashews
17) 1 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk
18) 2/3 cup pitted dates
19) 1/3 cup brazil nuts or hazelnuts
20) 2 tbsp cocoa powder
21) 1 tsp vanilla extract
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-joel-fuhrmans-never-get-sick-chocolate-cake
That's TWENTY ONE ingredients. Are you crazy, woman?!
Let me simplify that for you. I'm a big fan of the 3 ingredient craze.
Cake:
1 chocolate box mix
Eggoilwater
pitted dates
Chocolate Nut Icing:
Chocolate
Nut
Ice
Mix top stuff bake. Mix bottom stuff Frost. Eat. (apparently I'm also a fan of the 3 step cooking method.)0 -
Cake
1)1 2/3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
2) 1 tsp baking powder
3) 3 tsp baking soda
4) 3 1/2 cups pitted dates, divided
5) 1 cup pineapple chunks in own juice, drained
6) 1 banana
7) 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
8) 1 cup raw beets, shredded
9) 3/4 cup raw carrots, shredded
10) 1/2 cup raw zucchini, shredded
11) 3 tbsp natural, nonalkalized cocoa powder
12) 1/2 cup currants
13) 1 cup chopped walnuts
14) 1 1/2 cups water
15) 2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Nut Icing
16) 1 cup raw macademia nuts and/or raw cashews
17) 1 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk
18) 2/3 cup pitted dates
19) 1/3 cup brazil nuts or hazelnuts
20) 2 tbsp cocoa powder
21) 1 tsp vanilla extract
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/dr-joel-fuhrmans-never-get-sick-chocolate-cake
That's TWENTY ONE ingredients. Are you crazy, woman?!
Let me simplify that for you. I'm a big fan of the 3 ingredient craze.
Cake:
1 chocolate box mix
Eggoilwater
pitted dates
Chocolate Nut Icing:
Chocolate
Nut
Ice
Mix top stuff bake. Mix bottom stuff Frost. Eat. (apparently I'm also a fan of the 3 step cooking method.)
Consider be in!0 -
Cake and beets should not ever be in the same sentence...
Actually, legit red velvet cake (AKA delicious) is supposed to get its red color from beets, so it's not an unheard of thing and isn't as bad as it sounds
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I don't appreciate all of you people trying to hijack my post. If you don't like it just move along. Some people are interested and don't mind a little extra work to avoid the chemicals and processing that come with gross boxed cake.0
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I feel like I'm in the twilight zone right now. Is that what all this healthy beet date cake is supposed to do?0
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Sounds interesting. I wish someone else had figured out the calories in it already.0
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@ Handie_Jay - your recipe sounds like something I would love to try! have you ever had chick pea chocolate cake? it is FAN.TAS.TIC!!!0
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sounds delish! I wonder what the nutritional info is on a slice?? Loving finding recipes like this!!0
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sounds delish! I wonder what the nutritional info is on a slice?? Loving finding recipes like this!!
According to the link (I haven't added this to my recipe maker) it's 430 calories per slice, assuming 12 slices (Those nut calories add up fast) but the cake is fairly dense so a 1/2 slice would be very satisfying if calories are a huge concern. Or the nuts could be omitted in favor of something lighter.0 -
sounds delish! I wonder what the nutritional info is on a slice?? Loving finding recipes like this!!
According to the link (I haven't added this to my recipe maker) it's 430 calories per slice, assuming 12 slices (Those nut calories add up fast) but the cake is fairly dense so a 1/2 slice would be very satisfying if calories are a huge concern. Or the nuts could be omitted in favor of something lighter.
like date?0 -
All I have to say is...you state you made it for your husband's birthday and YOU loved it. But did he?
Note the OP's lack of a response to this.
Methinks we all know the answer.0 -
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sounds delish! I wonder what the nutritional info is on a slice?? Loving finding recipes like this!!
According to the link (I haven't added this to my recipe maker) it's 430 calories per slice, assuming 12 slices (Those nut calories add up fast) but the cake is fairly dense so a 1/2 slice would be very satisfying if calories are a huge concern. Or the nuts could be omitted in favor of something lighter.
http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/hot-chocolate-cake-4454
290 cals a serving. Just sayingggg0 -
All I have to say is...you state you made it for your husband's birthday and YOU loved it. But did he?
Note the OP's lack of a response to this.
Methinks we all know the answer.
Haha yeah.
In another thread she mentions that the hubs DID NOT love this cake.0 -
Carrots I can cope with if it's like Carrot Cake
But 1 cup raw beets, shredded and
1/2 cup raw zucchini, shredded,
What.0 -
Yummy, I love Choco. your idea is perfect and gracious.0
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I don't appreciate all of you people trying to hijack my post. If you don't like it just move along. Some people are interested and don't mind a little extra work to avoid the chemicals and processing that come with gross boxed cake.
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the recipe is great! It's healthy and different. I rather try it than to open a box of crap from DUNCAN HINES.0 -
Oh, hey, this post seems to be shorter than I remember it being? Weird.
Anyway, sorry I got pulled away from the computer and couldn't continue to keep up with the discussion, and thanks everyone for your help, and yeah I realize now that beet cake might be gross to a lot of people. While I did enjoy it (my husband did not) it seems to perhaps it wasn't as appealing to the 'masses' as I expected.
I had to spend some times thinking over some things these past few days but I do want to thank everyone for giving me a little perspective and letting me see that maybe I was more 'unreasonable' about some things than I thought. That's right, this little cake post did all that. Enlightenment comes in the strangest of places.0 -
Oh, hey, this post seems to be shorter than I remember it being? Weird.
Anyway, sorry I got pulled away from the computer and couldn't continue to keep up with the discussion, and thanks everyone for your help, and yeah I realize now that beet cake might be gross to a lot of people. While I did enjoy it (my husband did not) it seems to perhaps it wasn't as appealing to the 'masses' as I expected.
I had to spend some times thinking over some things these past few days but I do want to thank everyone for giving me a little perspective and letting me see that maybe I was more 'unreasonable' about some things than I thought. That's right, this little cake post did all that. Enlightenment comes in the strangest of places.
You posted on the cake thread, not the original thread. This one was shorter. Due credit to you for coming back to say that. :drinker: Hope things become happier for you and your husband.:flowerforyou:0 -
Oh, hey, this post seems to be shorter than I remember it being? Weird.
Anyway, sorry I got pulled away from the computer and couldn't continue to keep up with the discussion, and thanks everyone for your help, and yeah I realize now that beet cake might be gross to a lot of people. While I did enjoy it (my husband did not) it seems to perhaps it wasn't as appealing to the 'masses' as I expected.
I had to spend some times thinking over some things these past few days but I do want to thank everyone for giving me a little perspective and letting me see that maybe I was more 'unreasonable' about some things than I thought. That's right, this little cake post did all that. Enlightenment comes in the strangest of places.
You posted on the cake thread, not the original thread. This one was shorter. Due credit to you for coming back to say that. :drinker: Hope things become happier for you and your husband.:flowerforyou:
Oh. Awkward.
Oh well, nothing a little copy and paste won't fix.0 -
Please note that this cake is very high in calories and carbs!
Should you make this into 12 pieces (whole cake with frosting) here is the nutritionnal info:
Calories: 434.4
total fat: 14.4 g
Cholesterol: 0
Sodium: 401 mg
Carbs: 78.5
Fiber: 9.3 g
Protein: 8 g
It is very nutritional so you have to weigh the pros and cons.....0 -
Oh, hey, this post seems to be shorter than I remember it being? Weird.
Anyway, sorry I got pulled away from the computer and couldn't continue to keep up with the discussion, and thanks everyone for your help, and yeah I realize now that beet cake might be gross to a lot of people. While I did enjoy it (my husband did not) it seems to perhaps it wasn't as appealing to the 'masses' as I expected.
I had to spend some times thinking over some things these past few days but I do want to thank everyone for giving me a little perspective and letting me see that maybe I was more 'unreasonable' about some things than I thought. That's right, this little cake post did all that. Enlightenment comes in the strangest of places.
I can't really agree. I think that like you said before- if you don't like it, keep it moving. No need for people to say stupid ish. Everyone has different taste and everyone is not going to like everything. It would be a waste of my own time to post a comment about every recipe I didn't like, or disagreed with- esp if no one asked. But I guess people don't mind wasting their own time.0 -
OMG, I love it!0
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OMgosh. I just saw this post on my friends' wall and remember seeing it when it was posted last year. For some reason, until now, I thought this post was about a chocolate cake that someone was making for a date. Makes much more sense now. I guess I should have read the first post with the recipe instead of skipping straight to the other posts, which threw me off...0
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