This recipe was shared by Sr. Mary of the Sacred Heart from the monastery in Alabama. It comes from her paternal grandmother and is called chocolate chip date cake.
1 cup chopped dates
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup boiling water
Place the dates in small bowl with baking soda. add the boiling water and stir. Let cool completely. (When you are in a hurry, you can put it in the refrigerator while you prepare the rest!)
3/4 cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
Cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
Beat in the egg and vanilla until all is totally mixed.
Combine flour, salt and 1/2 tsp soda in small bowl.
Add this alternately with the date mixture into the butter mixture.
Mix until all is combined
Pour into a greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking pan. sprinkle 1/2 cup sugar evenly over the top.
Sprinkle 3/4 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans) and then 2 cups chocolate chips over the top.
Bake at 350 degress for 35 minutes, or until cake tester or toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack. Best eaten when it is still just slightly warm!
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