"SLC-S24/W4 | Date Cake"

Hello dear friends,

How are you all? I hope you are well. Today I am here to participate in "SLC-S24/W4 | Date Cake" challenge. Thank you so much, @m-fdo, ma'am, to bring a beautiful challenge to us.

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I have tasted different types of cakes at different times, but I have never tasted the taste of date cake. This is a new experience for me. Through the engagement organized by the respected teacher @m-fdo, I have got the opportunity to taste that extraordinary tasting cake. Therefore, with my heartfelt greetings to the respected teacher @m-fdo, I am entering into the recipe for making my cake.

⭐️Make the given recipe in detail with step by step pictures. Include your name tag with the date at the final presentation of the recipe.⭐️

⭐️Step-1⭐️

• First, I take 150 grams or 20 dates and remove the seeds from them. Now I soak them in 1/3 cup of liquid milk. I soak the dates in the liquid milk for 20 minutes.
• To mix the dates soaked in milk well, I take the help of a blender. I mix all the dates in a blender machine.

⭐️Step-2⭐️

• Now I mix and pour the mixture into a bowl.

⭐️Step-3⭐️

• Now I will make caramel for the cake, for this I put 1/3 cup of sugar in a pot and add a little water. I fry it on medium heat for 8-10 minutes. The sugar has melted and has taken a beautiful brown shape. This is my caramel.
  ⭐️Step-4⭐️
• Now I mix it in the date’s mixture.

⭐️Step-5⭐️

• To make the mixture smooth, I put all the ingredients in a blender. With the help of a blender, I mix it well and pour it into a bowl.

⭐️Step-6⭐️

• Now I take two eggs in a bowl and break them. To mix the eggs well, I use an analog hand mixer, at this stage I add 1/3 tablespoon of sugar and 1/2 cup of soybean oil to the egg mixture and start mixing. To mix it better, I used a blender. I blend until I am satisfied.

⭐️Step-7⭐️

• When the egg mixture is complete, I put the previously prepared date and caramel mixture in the blender.
• I use the blender machine again to mix all the ingredients well.

⭐️Step-8⭐️

• Now, put a cup of flour in a sieve. Add a spoonful of baking powder, 1/4 spoonful of baking soda to the flour.
• Now sieve the three mixtures well.

⭐️Step-9⭐️
I Mix the flour, baking soda and baking powder with the previously prepared mixture. Mix for a few minutes with a hand mixer.

⭐️Step-10⭐️

• Now I clean the bowl in which I will make the cake and put a fresh paper.
• Now I pour the cake mix ingredients into the bowl.
• I was alart whether the mixture is evenly distributed.

⭐️Step-11⭐️

• Now I put several cashew nuts on the cake.
• I will make some on the gas stove. So, I put a pot on the stove.
  Now I put a stand inside the pot. I heat the pan on medium heat for 5-7 minutes.

⭐️Step-12⭐️

• When the pan is hot, I place the mixing bowl inside the pan.
• I cover the pan well.
• I wait for 35-40 minutes.
• Now I observe the condition of the cake with a toothpick. I see that no liquid of cake sticks to the toothpick. That means I can understand that my cake is ready.

⭐️Step-13⭐️

• I take the cake out of the pan and let it cool under fan.
• When the cake is cool, I pour it into a bowl.

⭐️Step-14⭐️

• My delicious date cake made with dates is done. Now I take a picture with the date cake that I made.

⭐️List the prices of the ingredients you used in making the recipe, one by one.⭐️

Price and Ingredients for making the date cake: -

Item name	unit	bd value	steem value
Suger	2/3 cup	22 taka	1.2 steem
Flour	1 cup	12 taka	0.67 steem
Soyabin oil	1/2 cup	18 taka	1 steem
Milk	1/3 cup	5 taka	0.27 steem
Dates	20 pieces	97 taka	5.42 steem
cashew nuts	10-12 pieces	62.5 taka	3.47steem
Eggs	2 pieces	26 taka	1.44 steem
Baking powder	1 spoons	2 taka	0.11 steem
Baking soda	¼ spoon	2 taka	0.11 steem

Total bd value-246.5 taka

Total steem value-13.69 steem

What difficulties did you encounter while making this recipe?

Even though I am involved in cooking, this is the first time I made a date cake. I do not have two main ingredients for making cakes, an electric mixer machine and a microwave oven, I use the above two items as alternatives to these two, such as using a blender machine instead of a mixer machine and a gas stove instead of a microwave machine.
Because of this, I was very worried whether my cake would be complete.
This tension was working in me until I finished making a few and put them on a plate.

Explain the importance of each of the ingredients you used in making this cake.

Sugar -

Sugar is a source of energy. Sugar plays a great role in creating instant energy. Sugar is especially useful in keeping blood pressure stable for low blood pressure patients. Sugar plays an essential role in eliminating our physical weakness.

Dates -

Dates contain lot of health related items such as
Potassium - which helps control blood pressure.
Magnesium - helps build muscles properly.
Iron helps carry oxygen in the blood.
Vitamin B6 - helps maintain brain health and mood balance.
Copper - helps produce red blood cells
Manganese helps in bone development.
Fiber- helps in digestion and helps relieve constipation.
Polyphenols - help in producing powerful antioxidants for the brain

Milk -

Milk is extremely popular as a food with high nutritional value. It contains - Calcium and Vitamin D - which help in bone and tooth health.
Protein - High-quality protein helps in muscle growth.
It also contains -
Phosphorus, Vitamin B12, Riboflavin (B2), each of which is essential for maintaining good health.

Flour -

Flour is a nutritious food. It contains -
Calories, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugar, protein, fat, iron, magnesium, Vitamin B6, folate, potassium, phosphorus, niacin (B3) each of these ingredients fulfills the nutritional needs of the body.

Soybean oil -

Soybean oil contains several nutrient-rich ingredients that are particularly beneficial for our body. For example -
Soybean oil contains vitamin E antioxidant - which protects cells from damage.
It also contains vitamin K,- which helps in blood clotting and bone health.
In addition, it contains omega-6 fats that help in brain function and cell growth.

Eggs-

Eggs have a unique role as a source of high levels of nutrients.
The functional roles that eggs play in nourishing the body are -
It contains vitamin A-which increases eye health, immunity.
Vitamin D-helps maintain bone health,
Vitamin E, antioxidant-helps maintain skin and cell health.
Vitamin B12-helps in forming blood cells.
Folate (B9)-it plays an important role especially during pregnancy.

Cashew nuts-

A very nutritious and delicious food is cashew nuts. Cashew nuts contain-
Magnesium-helps in maintaining bone health, nerve and muscle function.
Copper-supports red blood cells, brain health.
Iron-plays a special role in carrying oxygen in the blood
Zinc-supports immunity, helps heal wounds,
Phosphorus-protects bone and tooth health.
Manganese-helps build bones.
Vitamin K-helps blood clotting, maintains bone health.

Baking powder-

Baking powder is basically a leavening agent, it is used to help dough rise in baking and is made of a mixture of chemical compounds. It contains sodium-which helps maintain fluid balance,
Calcium-supports bone and muscle health.

Baking soda-

Baking soda is a chemical compound that is mainly used in cooking. Although this ingredient is not directly nutritious, it has a special ability to make food delicious.

I invite three of my friends to join in this challenge
@shifttitamanna
@Pea07
@artist1111