Chocolate Date Cake

ClaRivka

Sun, Oct 01 2017, 11:58 am

My grandmother's recipe- Practically healthy Smile

1 cup chopped dates
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup hot water
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup toasted walnut pieces
1¾ cup flour
2Tbs Cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups dark chocolate chunks

Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl.

Add the eggs.

Mix the dates, baking soda, hot water together in a separate bowl.

In a third bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, and salt.

Alternate adding flour and date mixture in the mixing butter with creamed butter and sugar mixture. Alternate pouring the flour mixture and date mixture.

Mix well.

Pour into a greased 9x13 baking pan.

Dot with chocolate chunks, and more nuts if desired.

Bake at 350 for 35 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean.

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