Queen Elizabeth Squares
Recipe Link: http://www.recipecircus.com/recipes/janeycanuck/elizsq.htm
1 cup dates
1 cup boiling water
Let cook until soft.
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 egg, well beaten
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Add dry ingredients
to date mixture. Add 1 tsp soda. Stir and add to bottom. Bake in 9 X 9"
baking pan at 350º for 30 minutes.
Topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup cocoanut
5 tsp butter
3 tbls cream
Boil 5 minutes. Pour over warm cake. Place under broiler until brown.
Observe carefully.