A Vegan Date cake to celebrate EID and 3 months in Riyadh
Date & Coffee Cake with Date Caramel - vegan & gf I arrived in Riyadh at the end of December for a new role programming the InFlavour event here later this year. Three and a bit months in, it is the eve of Eid and I wanted to make a special cake to celebrate - Eid, the adventure, having (finally) a proper kitchen to bake in. I am still on the steepest learning curve of my life. Thankfully, people are truly welcoming. I have a kumquat tree in my small marbelled garden, the most incredible coffee, and amazing flavours and ingredients calling to me in the supermarket. I have gathered some of the most popular ingredients here to make this cake, with dates as the star attraction. Of course. There are so many kinds of dates here and I am not yet an expert (nor even a qualified amateur). But I love them. This is plant-based and gluten-free. I made it in a mini Bundt but it can also be made in a loaf tin. I made a special flour blend for this with chickpeas but if you have one yo