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Sourdough discard cake

Sourdough Discard Cake with Dates and Lemon Drizzle

This super easy sourdough discard cake can be mixed and baked in under an hour - perfect for unexpected coffee visits or fast morning teas.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 16 pieces
Calories 2851 kcal

Equipment

  • Digital Scale
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Rectangle Cake Tin (11" x 7" x 1.5" or 27.5cm x 17.5cm x 3.5cm)

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g Sourdough Starter Discard/Unfed
  • 150 g All Purpose Flour
  • 7 g Baking Powder
  • 120 g Dates Dried, pitted and chopped
  • 200 Sugar Caster
  • 1 Egg
  • 100 g Butter Melted
  • 10 g Golden Syrup 2 teaspoons
  • 5 g Vanilla Extract 1 teaspoon

Lemon Drizzle

  • 100 g Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Lemon Juice of

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
  • Chop the dried and pitted dates into smaller pieces. You can just chop them roughly, they don't have to be perfect.
  • Combine all ingredients, except the butter, into a mixing bowl and stir until combined.
  • Now pour in the melted butter and mix until a thick batter forms.
  • Line a rectangle cake tin with parchment paper and pour the cake batter into the tin. Smooth it out using a knife so that it takes up the whole tin.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown at 180C / 350F.
  • Allow to cool on a rack for around 30 minutes.
  • While the cake is cooling, mix 100g of powdered sugar with the juice of one lemon. Drizzle over cake.

Notes

I have baked this cake in a tin with these exact measurements. A brownie pan is the best choice.

Nutrition

Calories: 2851kcalCarbohydrates: 504gProtein: 30gFat: 88gSaturated Fat: 53gTrans Fat: 3gCholesterol: 379mgSodium: 1532mgPotassium: 1195mgFiber: 18gSugar: 336gVitamin A: 2772IUVitamin C: 58mgCalcium: 560mgIron: 11mg
Keyword Sourdough Discard
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