Categories: Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups pitted dates, chopped
• 3 cups boiling water
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour
• 12 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

Directions

1. Pour boiling water over the dates, add the soda (it foams up a bit) and set them aside to cool.

2. While they’re cooling, mix together in a large mixing bowl the butter, 2 cups sugar, the eggs, salt and flour.

3. One this is thoroughly mixed, add the cooled date mixture to the bowl and stir thoroughly.

4. Butter and flour a 9×13 inch cake pan (the cake rises about 1 1/2 inches, so make sure the sides are tall enough). Pour the batter in the pan.

5. Sprinkle the following on top, in this order, before baking: the chocolate chips, 1 cup sugar, nuts.

6. Bake at 325 degrees for 80 minutes. A cake tester or long toothpick should come out clean one inch from the center when the cake is done.

7. Let the cake cool in a pan on a wire rack. It can be served slightly warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

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