Date Cocoa Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. chopped dates
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. boiling water
1 3/4 c. sifted flour
2 Tbsp. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 lb. butter or margarine
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix dates, soda and water and let stand.
(I usually use Date Crystals which are dried,
chopped dates, not so difficult to handle.) Sift together flour, cocoa and salt.
Cream remaining ingredients.
Add\tdry
ingredients
to
creamed
mixture alternately with liquid.
Mix well.
Spread in 9 x 13-inch pan. Sprinkle top with 1/2 cup chopped
nuts
and
1/2 cup chocolate chips (1/2 of 6 ounce package).
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 35 minutes or longer until tester comes out clean.