Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. water
1 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. soda
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix and let stand water, chopped dates and soda.
Cream sugar and butter.
Add egg and vanilla.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and then add date mixture.
Bake at 350\u00b0.