Picnic Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped diced dates
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening
2 eggs
1 tsp. all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. butterscotch chips

Preparation

Boil 1 1/2 cups water.
Pour over dates and soda.
Let cool. Add sugar, shortening, eggs, vanilla, flour, salt and cinnamon. Mix well and pour into 9 x 13 inch greased pan.
Mix brown sugar and chips and sprinkle over batter.
Bake at 375\u00b0 for 30 minutes. Serve in pan.