All-In-One Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. water, boiling
1 c. cut up dates
1 tsp. soda
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. flour
3/4 tsp. soda
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1 small pkg. chocolate chips
1/2 c. brown sugar

Preparation

Add dates and soda to boiling water; cool.
Mix together the sugar, shortening, eggs, flour and soda.
Add cooled date mixture to sugar, shortening, eggs, flour and soda.
Pour into greased 9 x 13-inch pan.
Top with nuts, chocolate chips and brown sugar. Bake 1/2 hour at 350\u00b0.