• Boil 14 dates in ½ cup water for like 5 minutes and grind to a paste using the water you boiled with. Try not to use too much water( don’t have to use all the water)
• Chop the remaining 2 dates in small pieces for later
• In a large bowl, mix the oil and sugar for a few minutes
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt one by one (make sure each one is mixed before you mix the next one)
• Then add the eggs one by one (make sure each one is mixed before adding the next)
• Then add the vanilla essence and date paste and mix again
• Add the chopped dates to the top of the baking pan
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes (or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean)

Toffee Sauce

• Melt sugar and butter over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and its thick and smooth(whisk constantly)
• Turn off heat and add vanilla/sour cream/salt and mix again

Assembly of Cake

• Sprinkle the cake with torn dates so it screams dates and drizzle the toffee sauce over the cake while its warm .If the sauce has cooled down, reheat in pan over low heat until warm.

  Serve teh cake slightly warm with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream ad can also serve with a side of the toffee sauce in case a extra or two is needed.