Christmas Date Cake

Name: Christmas Date Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 1 cake, 16-20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups pitted dates, choopped; 3 cups boiling water; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 cups flour; 12 ounces chocolate chips; 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup nuts, chopped

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Recipe by RandiDB

from Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke

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READY IN: 1hr 35mins

SERVES: 16-20

YIELD: 1 cake

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

cups pitted dates, choopped
3

cups boiling water
2

teaspoons baking soda
1

cup butter, softened
2

cups sugar
4

eggs
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
3

cups flour
12

ounces chocolate chips
1

cup white sugar
1

cup nuts, chopped

DIRECTIONS

Pour boiling water over the dates, add the soda (it foams up a bit) and set them aside to cool.
While they're cooling, mix together in a large mixing bowl the butter, 2 cups sugar, the eggs, salt and flour.
One this is thoroughly mixed, add the cooled date mixture to the bowl and stir thoroughly.
Butter and flour a 9x13 inch cake pan (the cake rises about 1 1/2 inches, so make sure the sides are tall enough). Pour the batter in the pan.
Sprinkle the following on top, in this order, before baking: the chocolate chips, 1 cup sugar, nuts.
Bake at 325 degrees for 80 minutes. A cake tester or long toothpick should come out clean one inch from the center when the cake is done.
Let the cake cool in a pan on a wire rack. It can be served slightly warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

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