Kimmies Chocolate Date Cake

My Mother made this really delectable chocolate cake when I was a girl and here I've tried to duplicate the recipe but with  lower sugar and fat content.  I really like these and I hope you do as well.

1 cup Dates, chopped
1 cup Water, Boiling
1/2 cup Brown sugar
4 large Egg white
1 1/2 cups Oat flour
1/2 cup Applesauce - no sugar added
1/2 teaspoon Sea salt
1 cup Cocoa
1/4 cup Chocolate chips, mini's
1/4 cup Pecans, chopped
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1/2 cups Raw Sugar


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare 2 cupcake pans. Enough for 24 cupcakes.  You can line them with paper or spray with non stick cooking spray.

Chop dates into small pieces while you bring your water to a boil, add 1 cup of boiling water to the chopped dates. Add to the dates 1 teaspoon of baking soda and stir well. Set aside.

Add your flour, cocoa and salt to a bowl and stirwell. Set aside.

In your Kitchenaid add your sugars, add egg whites, one at a time. Beat for several minutes. 
Add your soaking dates to your sugar mixture, along with all of the liquid.
Add remaining wet ingredients.  Mix well.

Add your flour mixture to wet mixture and mix well but do not over beat! (this will make for a tough batter)

Pour your cake mixture into a pourable container and fill your cupcakes 3/4 full. 

To the top of your cakes you will add a bit of chopped pecans and a few mini chocolate chips.

*Note* If using regular size chocolate chips limit the amount you use to top each cupcake.......I use 3 per cupcake. :)
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.

Bon Appetit!


sorry for the blurry pic, I'll get some better shots soon.......I'll try at least.