Best Date Torte Recipes

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DATE NUT TORTE



Date Nut Torte image

Whether I serve my torte with coffee at a luncheon or in the evening when friends visit, I always get compliments. My husband (we've been married 42 years), three children and five grandchildren are all good eaters, and it's a joy to prepare this dessert for them, too! Cooking is something I've always enjoyed. I also like sewing, quilting and gardening. My husband and I travel by trailer as often as we can, and we're members, too, of group called "Laborers for Christ" that helps congregations build churches and schools.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 9 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 large eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped dates
Whipped cream

Steps:

  • In a bowl, beat eggs. Gradually add sugars and beat until well mixed. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to egg mixture and stir until moistened. Stir in nuts and dates. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan., Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Torte top will be crusty and the inside chewy. Cool. Cut into squares and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 278 calories, Fat 9g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 130mg sodium, Carbohydrate 46g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

DATE NUT TORTE



Date Nut Torte image

This delicious dessert has been enjoyed by my family for years. The recipe is from one of the oldest cookbooks I own; the Pillsbury Family Cookbook.

Provided by shelbyrose

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Grease and flour the bottom of an 8-inch square pan.
  • In mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, orange zest, dates and nuts.
  • In a small mixing bown, beat the egg with the vanilla extract until foamy.
  • Gradually add white and brown sugar.
  • Beat until thick and lemon-colored.
  • Stir into date/nut mixture.
  • Spoon batter into pan.
  • Bake 25-30 minutes, until lightly browned.
  • Cool; cut into servings and top with ice cream or whipped topping.

WALNUT-DATE TORTE



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Provided by Melissa Roberts

Categories     Food Processor     Mixer     Dessert     Bake     Passover     Date     Walnut     Spring     Kosher     Kosher for Passover     Gourmet     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Peanut Free     Soy Free

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup boiling-hot water
1 1/2 cups pitted dates (1/2 pound), finely chopped
1 1/2 cups walnuts (5 ounces), toasted and cooled
3/4 cup sugar, divided
2/3 cup matzo meal
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, separated, at room temperature 30 minutes
Accompaniment:
Accompaniment: unsweetened whipped cream
Garnish: Passover powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Generously grease a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan with softened butter or vegetable oil and dust with some matzo meal, knocking out excess.
  • Pour hot water over dates in a large bowl and let stand 15 minutes to soften.
  • Pulse walnuts in a food processor until chopped, then add 1/4 cup sugar and pulse until nuts are finely ground. Add matzo meal (2/3 cup), zest, cardamom, and salt and pulse until combined.
  • Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt in a bowl using an electric mixer at medium-high speed until they just hold soft peaks. Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a slow stream, beating until whites hold stiff glossy peaks.
  • Whisk yolks into date mixture. Fold one third of yolk mixture into whites, then fold in remaining yolk mixture gently but thoroughly. Fold all of nut mixture into batter.
  • Spoon batter into cake pan and bake until golden and springy to the touch and cake just begins to pull away from side of pan, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 30 minutes, then invert onto rack and cool completely.

DATE, DRIED-CHERRY AND CHOCOLATE TORTE



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Provided by Deborah Madison

Categories     Cake     Chocolate     Fruit     Dessert     Bake     Christmas     Date     Cherry     Winter     Gourmet

Yield Makes 6 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup Deglet Noor or Medjool dates (6 oz), pitted and each cut into 6 pieces
1/2 cup Black Sphinx or Medjool dates (3 oz), pitted and each cut into 6 pieces
1 cup dried cherries (preferably tart; 6 oz)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
1/4 cup brandy
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh orange zest
6 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), coarsely chopped
3/4 cup pecans (4 1/2 oz), finely chopped
Garnish: confectioners sugar
Accompaniment: brandied whipped cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Combine dates, cherries, and baking soda in a heatproof bowl, then stir in boiling water and brandy.
  • Whisk together flour, cocoa, and salt.
  • Beat together butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until just combined. Beat in vanilla and zest. Add half of flour mixture and beat at low speed until just combined. Add date mixture with liquid and beat at low speed until just combined. Add remaining flour mixture and beat until just combined. Stir in chocolate and pecans.
  • Pour batter into a generously buttered 24-cm (9-inch) springform pan, smoothing top. Bake in middle of oven until center is slightly rounded and top of torte is cracked (edges will be dark brown), about 55 minutes. Let torte stand 5 minutes in pan on a rack. Run a sharp small knife around side of pan to loosen, then remove side. Cool torte on rack.

RAW DATE NUT TORTE



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In the process of making this easy dessert right now. I have the base made and it is delicious. Who knew Raw could be so good!!!! Found the recipe by Alice Cohen The Raw Food Diet. Can't wait to serve it up! Prep time does not include soaking time. Edited to add- I just made this again for my DIL and found it is much prettier with chopped walnuts on top.

Provided by RaWziLLa

Categories     Dessert

Time 15m

Yield 1 torte, 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups raisins
2 cups walnuts
1 cup dates (pitted and soaked at least one hour and up to overnite)
1/2 lemon (juiced)
1/4 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)

Steps:

  • In a food processor, combine raisins and walnuts and blend until well blended and moist. (This will take a few minutes and you may see it forming a ball. Just make sure the raisins come out looking like a fudgy mixture and are not still grainy).
  • In a food processor, combine dates and lemon juice until smooth and creamy.
  • Spread the frosting on top of the torte.
  • Sprinkle on chopped walnuts (optional).
  • May or may not refrigerate before serving. Firmer for cutting if refrigerated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282, Fat 15.5, SaturatedFat 1.5, Sodium 4, Carbohydrate 37.5, Fiber 3.9, Sugar 27.2, Protein 4.8

DATE-NUT TORTE



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Categories     Cake     Nut     Bake     Date

Yield makes one 8-inch (20-cm) square cake; 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups (12 ounces/340 g) pitted dates, quartered
1 cup (100 g) walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
1 cup (140 g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon aniseed
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
3 tablespoons (45 ml) orange juice (freshly squeezed or store-bought)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar, for dusting the cake

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter the bottom and sides of an 8-inch (20-cm) square cake pan, dust it with flour, and tap out any excess.
  • In a small bowl, use your fingers to toss together the dates, walnuts, and 1 tablespoon of the flour, breaking up the sticky date pieces.
  • In another small bowl, whisk together the remaining flour, the baking powder, and salt. Crush the aniseed in a mortar and pestle or seal them inside a sturdy plastic bag and crush with a rolling pin. Add the crushed seeds to the flour mixture and stir to combine.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, granulated sugar, orange juice, and vanilla. Stir in the flour mixture, then the date-nut mixture just until combined.
  • Scrape the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake until the top is light golden brown and the cake feels just barely firm in the center, about 40 minutes.
  • Heavily dust the warm or room-temperature cake with powdered sugar. Cut into squares right in the cake pan.
  • Storage
  • The cake will keep for up to 3 days at room temperature.

DATE TORTE 1939



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My mother got this recipe in 1939 from her friend Clara Anderson. This is a super easy dessert with a gigantic WOW factor! When it's done let it cool, then slice it like pie. If I made a change it might be to halve the sugar, but that is all! My mother loved dates... and nuts -- she made date candy, date nut bread, and date nut...

Provided by Marcia McCance

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 eggs, separated, and beaten separately
1 c sugar
1 c bread crumbs
1 c sliced dates
1 c broken walnuts

Steps:

  • 1. In one bowl beat the egg yokes till light and lemony looking.
  • 2. In another bowl beat the egg whites to stiff peaks.
  • 3. Add the sugar to the yolks and combine, then add the bread crumbs, dates, and nuts.
  • 4. Add the whites last, then pour all into a well greased pie plate
  • 5. Bake 350, 25-30 minutes You torte may not look exactly like the internet picture I found... but it should be similar and very tasty.

DATE TORTE



Date Torte image

Dates are relatively heavy and the mixture is very light, so you'll need to be sure to cut the dates into very small pieces or you will find that they sink to the bottom of the cake. From the Western chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 egg whites
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cracker crumb, fine
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 lb dates, seeded and chopped
1 cup nuts, chopped
whipped cream, lightly sweetened

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350F and line an 8" square cake pan with waxed paper.
  • Beat egg whites until they begin to stiffen; add sugar slowly, continuing to beat until mixture holds it's shape.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Mix cracker crumbs with baking powder and salt; combine with dates and nuts, then fold in egg whites.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Cut into squares and serve with whipped cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.3, Fat 9.3, SaturatedFat 1.2, Sodium 265.2, Carbohydrate 84, Fiber 6.5, Sugar 62, Protein 7.5

CHEWY DATE TORTE



Chewy Date Torte image

Mother used to make this dessert only once each year, for Christmas dinner. When I was a child, this torte seemed like the very best food in the world, and it was so difficult to wait a whole year for it. When I grew up and became a mother, I decided to change that-today, I make Chewy Date Torte not only at Christmas, but at Thanksgiving and other special occasions as well. For variety, I sometimes add a cup of chopped apples to the recipe. It is every bit as tasty!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 9 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons whole milk
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 package (8 ounces) pitted dates, chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts
Whipped cream
Additional chopped nuts, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat eggs. Gradually add sugar, beating until thoroughly combined. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; stir into bowl. Add milk, butter and vanilla; stir just until combined. Stir in dates and nuts. , Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until the torte tests done. Cool. Cut into squares; top with whipped cream and additional nuts if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 294 calories, Fat 12g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 54mg cholesterol, Sodium 153mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (38g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.

DATE-NUT TORTE



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Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pound dates chopped
1 pound walnuts coarsely chopped
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
4 eggs
Whipped cream or frozen whipped topping

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°. Heavily butter a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.In a large bowl, mix dates, walnuts, flour, sugar and salt.In a small mixer bowl at high speed, beat eggs for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Stir into date mixture, (Batter will be very thick.) Spoon into baking pan and spread evenly. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.To serve, cut into squares and top with whipped cream or topping.

Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves

WALNUT-DATE TORTE RECIPE | EPICURIOUS.COM



Walnut-Date Torte Recipe | Epicurious.com image

Ingredients of Sephardic cooking?dates, cardamom, and orange zest?bring a mosaic of Mediterranean scents and textures to the Passover table. The cake has a coarse crumb yet is incredibly moist and chewy, thanks to the dates. A sprinkle of our Passover version of powdered sugar dresses up the torte for a special occasion.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/4 cup boiling-hot water
1 1/2 cups pitted dates (1/2 pound), finely chopped
1 1/2 cups walnuts (5 ounces), toasted and cooled
3/4 cup sugar, divided
2/3 cup matzo meal
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs, separated, at room temperature 30 minutes
Accompaniment: unsweetened whipped cream
Garnish: Passover powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Generously grease a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan with softened butter or vegetable oil and dust with some matzo meal, knocking out excess.
  • Pour hot water over dates in a large bowl and let stand 15 minutes to soften.
  • Pulse walnuts in a food processor until chopped, then add 1/4 cup sugar and pulse until nuts are finely ground. Add matzo meal (2/3 cup), zest, cardamom, and salt and pulse until combined.
  • Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt in a bowl using an electric mixer at medium-high speed until they just hold soft peaks.
  • Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar in a slow stream, beating until whites hold stiff glossy peaks.
  • Whisk yolks into date mixture. Fold one third of yolk mixture into whites, then fold in remaining yolk mixture gently but thoroughly. Fold all of nut mixture into batter.
  • Spoon batter into cake pan and bake until golden and springy to the touch and cake just begins to pull away from side of pan, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 30 minutes, then invert onto rack and cool completely.
  • Cooks' note:
  • Cake can be made 2 days ahead and kept, in a sealed bag or wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, at room temperature.

DATE TORTE



Date Torte image

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup chopped dates
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Toss together dates and baking soda in a medium bowl. Pour boiling water over mixture; set aside to cool. In a separate bowl, blend together butter or margarine and sugar. Beat in egg; add vanilla and salt. Pour into cooled date mixture; stir in flour. Mixture will be very thin. Pour into a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Sprinkle batter with chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes; let cool. Cut into squares to serve. Turn store-bought whipped cream into something really special....stir in 2 to 3 tablespoons of a favorite-flavor jam, then dollop over slices of pie or cake.

Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves

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