Date Cake with Toffee Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 cup pitted dates, ground, soaked in 1 cup milk or 1 cup hot water, mashed with a fork and set aside
• a dash of vanilla
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1/2 can cream - qimeer
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• Toffee sauce:

Method

1. Beat the eggs with the vinegar and vanilla well, then add the sugar and continue beating until you obtain a dense foam.
2. Add the oil and the soaked dates and continue beating... reduce the mixer speed and add the sifted flour with the baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom and a pinch of salt... add these dry ingredients slowly and gradually in batches....
3. Pour the batter into a pan greased with oil and dusted with flour and place the cake batter in the preheated oven at 180°C...
4. Bake the cake on the middle rack for about 45 minutes or according to your oven's strength.
   Timers: 45 min
5. Place 1 cup sugar on the heat without any additions until it turns golden like caramel.
6. Add a piece of butter and stir quickly, then add a can of plain cream while continuing to stir.
7. When the cake has cooled, pour the toffee sauce over the cake and garnish with dates, walnuts and pistachios