Date & orange cake

2 ¼ cups soft dates
1 ½ cups raw almonds
5 Tbsp. O oil
zest and juice of 1 orange
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
generous pinch of salt

3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 eggs

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 160C.
2. Butter & flour a ring tin
3. Put all ingredients in a food processor, except applesauce and eggs. Blend until rather uniform, with some chunks of nuts remaining.
4. Add applesauce slowly, ¼ cup at a time while blender is running. Then add the eggs in the same manner, one at a time while blender is running.
5. Pour batter into pan, spread until even. Bake for 45 minutes until a tester inserted comes out clean. 
6. Let cake cool completely before removing it from the pan (important!)
7. Serve with plain yoghurt.