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Chocolate Chip Date Cake

Shared by Karen Smith Skogen

A family memory

The Story Behind It

This wonderful recipe was included in a recipe box with other baking items that I received from my cousin Betty Adams for my bridal shower in 1966.

1

Ingredients

1 cup dates
1 cup hot water
1 tsp baking soda

1 cup sugar
½ cup shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

1¾ cups flour
1 Tbsp cocoa
¼ tsp salt
½ cup chopped nuts
½ cup chocolate chips

2

Directions

Combine the dates, hot water, and baking soda. Let stand.

Cream the sugar and shortening together.

Add the eggs and vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients alternately with the date mixture.

Stir in the chopped nuts and chocolate chips.

Pour into a greased 9 × 13-inch cake pan.

Sprinkle an additional ½ cup chopped nuts and ½ cup chocolate chips over the batter.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.