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Date Cake




Source of Recipe


My friend, Ann Dover


List of Ingredients




1 Cup Chopped Dates
1 Cup Boiling Water
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Tablespoon Butter
1 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 1/4 Cups Flour
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans
Icing
1 Cup Chopped Dates
1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Water
1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Cup Whipping Cream, whipped

Recipe



Combine 1 cup chopped dates, boiling water, baking soda and butter in a bowl; mix well. Cool slightly.

Combine sugar and egg in bowl; beat well. Add flour and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; mix well. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans and date mixture.

Pour into a greased 9x13-inch cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool in pan.

Combine remaining cup of chopped dates, brown sugar, water and 1/2 cup pecans in a saucepan. Simmer for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spread on top of cake and top with whipped cream.

YIELD: 15 servings