Anna Olson’s Date and Spice Chocolate Cake – Grapevine Magazine

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups (220 g) Natural Delights Medjool dates, pitted
• 2 oz (60 g) dark baking chocolate, chopped
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/3 cups (330 mL) boiling water
• ¼ cup (60 g) unsalted butter at room temperature
• 1 cup (200 g) packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (150 g) all-purpose flour
• ½ cup (60 g) Dutch process cocoa powder
• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp fine salt
• ¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper