Deep Dark Secret

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups dates, cut up
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons butter
• 1  cup boiling water
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 3⁄4 cup  nuts

• Topping:

• 3 -4  bananas
• 2  oranges, cut up or 2  mandarin oranges
• 1  pint raspberries, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, juice and all
• 1  pint  whipping cream

Directions

1. Combine dates, soda and butter.
2. Pour boiling water over; cool.
3. Add flour, sugar, salt, egg and vanilla.
4. Beat 1 minute; stir in nuts.
5. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
6. About 1 hour (or more) before serving, put on platter about half the cake broken in pieces.
7. Slice 3 or 4 bananas, 2 oranges, cut up (or use Mandarin oranges) and 1 pint raspberries, drained.
8. Add last half of cake pieces and pour over top 1 can crushed pineapple (juice and all).
9. Put in refrigerator and just before serving, top with 1 pint whipping cream.