Refined Sugar Free Cinnamon Roll Date Cake

4.4by 8
Servings 12
Prep Time 30
Cook Time 20
Refined Sugar Free Cinnamon Roll Date Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup date paste
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup date syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Cinnamon Sugar Topping

  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup date sugar
  • 3 TBSP unsalted butter, melted

Glaze (optional)

  • Date syrup to taste

Directions

  1. 1Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. 2Combine the cinnamon topping ingredients in a small bowl, stir to combine, and set aside.
  3. 3In a blender or food processor, add date paste, eggs, date syrup, olive oil and vanilla and blend until smooth.
  4. 4In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  5. 5Fold the dry ingredients into the date paste mixture until batter is smooth and just combined.
  6. 6Pour the batter into a greased 9×9 baking dish. Sprinkle the cinnamon topping evenly over the top.
  7. 7Bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with a few moist crumbs.
  8. 8Drizzle date syrup over top if desired and enjoy!
Recipe Note I LOVE cinnamon rolls, but all that white sugar? Not so much. Here's a sweet, sticky cake twist on the classic dessert sweetened only with dates!