SPICED FRESH GINGER & DATE MINI-CAKES

This is one of those really simple recipes that you can just whip up one morning and have as a delicious healthy mini-cake snack for days – if they last that long! They are also perfect with a cuppa anytime of day.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups wholemeal flour (or any flour of your choice)

1 tsp bicarbonate soda

1 tsp baking powder

Pinch of salt

1 1/2 tsp freshly ground spices – mix of cinnamon, cloves, cardamom

1/2 cup almond oil (or coconut oil if you prefer)

2 eggs

1 cup almond milk (or your choice of milk)

1/2 cup date paste (refer to my recipe on the blog)

1 tsp vanilla extract

50g freshly grated ginger

Method:

1- Preheat oven to 160C and grease baking equipment of your choice – one which is suitable to hold the dough!

2- Mix the dry ingredients in one bowl

3- Lightly whisk the wet ingredients in another bowl, starting with the eggs and oil

4- Fold the wet ingredients into the dry, adding the grated ginger last, and mix well

5- Pour the batter into your baking pan and bake for 20-25mins

6- Optional: lightly dust with some ground cinnamon and coconut sugar, or icing sugar

Best served warm, and even with a dollop of ice-cream or cardamom infused fresh cream for added pleasure and a touch of naughtiness!