Best 5 Date Coffee Cake Recipes

DATE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place dates in a bowl. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon baking soda on top and mix well. Add 1/3 cup boiling water, stir, and set aside until dates have swelled, about 10 minutes. Squeeze with your hands to remove most of the liquid.
• Meanwhile, mix flour and 1 teaspoon baking soda together in a bowl. Combine instant coffee, milk powder, and 2 tablespoons boiling water in a separate bowl; mix until dissolved.
• Beat sugar, margarine, and eggs together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well blended. Add coffee mixture and dates; beat until well mixed. Gradually mix in flour. Pour batter into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

BRAIDED DATE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, milk, oil, salt, eggs and 2 cups flour; beat on low speed 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl; turn once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Meanwhile, combine the dates, water, pecans, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, 7-8 minutes. Stir in preserves; let cool. , Punch dough down. Turn on a lightly floured surface; divide into thirds. Roll each portion into a 15x6-in. rectangle. Place on greased baking sheets. Spread a third of filling down the center third of each rectangle. , On each long side, cut 1-1/2-in.-wide strips 1-3/4 in. into center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling; seal ends. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Combine icing ingredients; drizzle over braids.

CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix dates, boiling water, and soda together let cool.
• 2. Cream butter and sugar together.
• 3. Add eggs and vanilla.
• 4. Add flour and soda.
• 5. Add the cooled date mixture from step one.
• 6. Pour into greased and floured 9 by 13 pan.
• 7. Sprinkle ingredients in step 3 over top and bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees

ORANGE-DATE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil, orange juice and zest; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in dates. , Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking pan. In a bowl, combine the nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

BEER AND DATE COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 10-inch tube pan; line with waxed paper and grease again.
• If you don't line the pan, you may never get the cake out.
• Beat brown sugar and butter together well.
• Add the eggs, beating well after each one.
• Sift cinnamon, allspice, cloves, flour, baking soda and salt together.
• Use a small amount of the flour mixture to dust the walnuts and dates.
• Add remaining flour mixture to the creamed mixture, alternately with the beer, blending well after each addition.
• Stir in the walnuts and dates.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated 350º oven for 1¼ hours or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Let stand 10 minutes, invert onto a wire rack; carefully peel off paper.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and place on a serving plate.