Finnish Date Cake (Taatelikakku)

• packaged dates↗130 g
• water↗200 ml
• butter↗150 g
• sugar↗125 g
• egg↗1
• all-purpose flour↗200 g
• baking powder↗2 teaspoons
• vanilla sugar↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• light cream or 50 ml whole milk↗50 ml

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 150°C.

2. 2

   Grease and flour a loaf pan.

3. 3

   Place dates, water and butter in a saucepan, bring to boil and simmer for about 20 minutes (I like to break down the dates a bit for smoother jam). Let cool.

4. 4

   Pour date mixture into a mixing bowl, add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.

5. 5

   Add egg, mix well.

6. 6

   Sift together flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar. Add flour mixture and cream alternately to the mix.

7. 7

   Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 75 minutes.