Eggless Dates Cake

Ingredients -

All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup
Sugar (granulated) - 1 cup
Butter - 75 g
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
Fresh curd - 1/2 cup
Milk full cream - 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Dates chopped - 1 cup
Baking powder - 1 tsp
Soda bicarb - 1/2 tsp

Method -

1. Take the butter in a big bowl and run the electric mixer in a high speed until the butter is light and fluffy. Take care that butter, curd and milk should be on room temperature.
2. Mix sugar all at once and keep beating it until it is mixed well and doubles in volume.
3. Add the curd and beat it on a medium speed for 2 minutes.
4. Sift the flour with baking powder and soda.
5. Add the sifted flour alternately with milk to the batter and mix it until all are incorporated well.
6. Mix in the vanilla essence, cocoa and chopped dates gently.
7. Grease a baking dish and pour the batter into it evenly and bake in a moderate oven until cooked. Take it out of oven after few minutes.
 Enjoy this tasty eggless cake in a winter afternoon with a cup of hot tea or coffee.