{"id":22344,"date":"2018-09-24T14:58:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/?p=22344"},"modified":"2022-01-15T08:54:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T06:54:46","slug":"chocolate-date-cake-with-chocolate-frosting-and-pecans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/chocolate-date-cake-with-chocolate-frosting-and-pecans\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Date Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Pecans"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><div id=\"attachment_22304\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22304\" class=\"wp-image-22304\" title=\"Chocolate Date Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Pecans\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/09\/date_chocolate_cake-s.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Date Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Pecans\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">As always on holidays, I\u2019m in charge of desserts \u2013 and I always make something chocolatey to please everyone, as I truly don\u2019t know anyone who doesn\u2019t like chocolate.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">This next cake is chocolatey yet healthy and super delicious. It\u2019s a chocolate date cake with chocolate frosting that is so easy to make and perfect for hosting. The chocolatey frosting is almost fudgy in texture, and this cake is simply heaven!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s very easy to make, healthy and you can easily adjust this recipe so that this cake will become dairy free. I like to serve it at room temperature, then the texture is simply perfect.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/?s=dates\">Looking for more dates recipes? Click here &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22302\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22302\" class=\"wp-image-22302\" title=\"Chocolate Date Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Pecans\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2018\/09\/date_chocolate_cake3-s.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Date Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Pecans\" width=\"800\" height=\"1229\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 22347--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Chocolate Date Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Pecans<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h4>For the chocolate date cake:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>100 grams dark chocolate<\/li>\n<li>160 ml. (2\/3 cup) oil<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>70 grams (1\/3 cup) sugar<\/li>\n<li>50 grams (3 tbsp.) natural date syrup<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp. vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>450 grams (1 pack) date spread<\/li>\n<li>160 ml. (2\/3 cup) water<\/li>\n<li>140 grams (1 cup) all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>140 grams (1 cup) whole wheat flour<\/li>\n<li>1 \u00bd tsp. baking powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For chocolate frosting:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>150 grams dark chocolate<\/li>\n<li>125 ml. (1\/2 cup) whipping cream or coconut cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For decoration:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Roasted pecan halves<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<h4>Chocolate date cake:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 170c degrees and grease the pan.<\/li>\n<li>Break the chocolate into cubes and place in a bowl. Dissolve in the microwave or over double-boiler until melted.<\/li>\n<li>Add oil and whisk until combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla, date spread and water and whisk until incorporated.<\/li>\n<li>Add flour, whole wheat flour and baking powder and whisk until you get a uniform and thick batter.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the batter into the pan and straighten the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake the cake for 35-45 minutes or until it has risen and set to the touch, and a skewer inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely at room temperature. Run through the sides of the pan with a knife.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Chocolate frosting:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Chop the chocolate and put in a bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Add the cream and melt together in the microwave or over double-boiler until everything is melted and the mixture is uniform.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the frosting over the cake and let it run into the sides.<\/li>\n<li>Cool the cake for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the cold cake from the pan carefully and place on a serving dish.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with pecan halves and serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Keep the cake in a closed container in the refrigerator for up to a week.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You can use any type of nuts you like instead of pecans.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">It is recommended to serve the cake at room temperature so it is at its best texture.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As always on holidays, I\u2019m in charge of desserts \u2013 and I always make something chocolatey to please everyone, as I truly don\u2019t know anyone who doesn\u2019t like chocolate. This next cake is chocolatey yet healthy and super delicious. It\u2019s a chocolate date cake with chocolate frosting that is so easy to make and perfect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1593,1572,1561],"tags":[1597,1618,2863,1644],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chocolate Date Cake with Chocolate Frosting and Pecans | Lil&#039; Cookie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chocolate date cake with chocolate frosting that is so easy to make and perfect for hosting. 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