Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. dates, cut in pieces
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 c. boiling water
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. butter
1 egg, beaten
1 1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix first 3 ingredients.
Add sugar, butter and egg.
Sift together flour, baking powder and vanilla and add to mixture.
Bake in greased and floured loaf pan at 325\u00b0 for 45 to 50 minutes.