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Almond Date Bundt Cake by Magnolia Days

Almond Date Bundt Cake

Almond Date Bundt Cake is lightly spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg. It's a moist cake with the sweetness of dates and crunch of almonds.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 12 to 16 servings
Author Renee Dobbs

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups vegetable or canola oil
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/3 cups buttermilk at room temperature
  • 1 1/3 cups chopped dates
  • 1 cup chopped blanched almonds
  • Confectioners sugar for topping

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour a 10- or 12-cup bundt pan.
  2. Beat sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla and beat to combine.
  3. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg.
  4. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat each addition until just combined and moistened. Do not over-mix.
  5. Stir in dates and almonds. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan.
  6. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Cool cake in the pan for 12 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
  8. Dust cake with confectioners sugar. Transfer to a cake plate to serve.

Recipe Notes

Almond Date Bundt Cake is lightly spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg. It's a moist cake with the sweetness of dates and crunch of almonds.