Poka Date Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups chopped dates
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix 1 1/4 cup of chopped dates with 1 cup of hot water. cool.
• 2 cream 1 cup of butter with 1 3/4 of sugar.
• 3 add 2 eggs and beat well.
• 4 add 1 3/4 cups flour and 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
• 5 stir in date mixture and tsp of vanilla.
• 6 add 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• 7 spread in a greased 15 x 10 inch pan.
• 8 top with 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1 1/2 of chopped nuts (optional).
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.