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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is an easy home made cake with a delicious crunchy topping on a super moist cake! It is not super sweet but rather you taste the cocoa. People tend to put to much of the toppings on, big mistake stick to the recipe amounts! Dates are some times hard to find, so I order my chopped dates on line in 8oz pks. Dromedary are my favorite, but Sun Maid , or Dole are good too.Enjoy! Ingredients:
1/2 lb dates |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 1/4 cups boiling water |
3/4 cup shortening |
1 cup sugar |
2 eggs |
1 1/2 cups flour |
2 tablespoons cocoa |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 (6 ounce) package chocolate chips |
1/2 cup walnuts |
Directions:
1. First pour baking soda and boiling water over chopped dates set aside to cool.
2. Cream together 3/4c shortening, 1c sugar, & 2eggs. Set aside.
3. Date mixture-Sift together 1 1/2c flour, 2tbl sp Coacoa, 1/2 tsp salt.
4. now add the date mixture to the creamed mixture and stir in the cooled dates.
5. Put into a sprayed and lightly floured 9 X 13 pan. I just use Pam w/ flour nonstick spray.
6. Topping- Stir together 1/2c sugar, 1c choc chips, 1/2c chopped walnuts. Mix together and sprinkle over cake.
7. Bake at 350 for 35-40 min or untill toothpick comes out almost clean. Do not over bake!
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