Eggless Date, Almond, Walnut Cake With Ginger Buttercream Icing – Pepkitchen

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates (pitted and finely chopped. I have used black dates)
• 1 cup milk (boiling)
• 1.5 cup all purpose flour (maida)
• 1 tsp baking soda (soda bicarbonate)
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup oil (any flavorless oil)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1/2 cup almonds (powdered)
• 1/2 cup walnuts (powdered)
• 1 orange (juice, freshly squeezed (it will be around 1/2 cup))
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tsp honey
• 1 tsp sugar ((optional))
• 6 dried apricot (finely chopped)
• 6 cherries (fresh, finely chopped. (Or use canned cherries or dried cherries))
• 12 raisins
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp orange rind
• 3 cup icing sugar (or confectioner's sugar. Sift the icing sugar to avoid any lumps)
• 200 g unsalted butter
• 1 tsp ginger (dry ginger powder)
• 1 tsp cinnamon powder (or mixed spices)
• 2 tbsp full cream milk (approximately, or whipping cream)
• 1/2 cup almonds (toasted)
• 8 walnut (halved)
• 1 tbsp pepita
• 2 date (chopped)