Recipe - Date Chocolate Chip Cake

1 cup Dates; chopped
1 cup Boiling water
1 teaspoon Soda
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Shortening
2 Eggs; well beaten
1 Three fourths cup Allpurpose flour; sifted
One half teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Cocoa
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half pack Chocolate chips
One half cup Nuts; chopped

Combine dates, boiling water and soda. Cool. Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs. Add date mixture. Sift flour, salt, cocoa, mix; add vanilla. Put
in 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Top with chocolate chips and nuts. Bake 40 minutes
at 325 degrees. Makes its own frosting. Can be topped with ice cream or
whipped cream.

Marietta, GA

busted by sooz

Recipe by: Key Gourmet

Posted to recipeludigest by James and Susan Kirkland kirkland@gj.net on
Mar 05, 1998