Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. hot water
1 tsp. soda
1 box dates, cut up
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter
1 egg
1 1/2 c. flour
vanilla

Preparation

Mix soda and hot water and pour over dates.
Let cool.
Mix sugar and butter; add egg, then flour, dates in water and vanilla. Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 35 minutes or until done.