Date Pudding Upside Down Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup snipped pitted dates
1 large egg
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 cups boiling water
18 1/4 ounces white cake mix
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
Cool Whip, thawed

Preparation

preheat oven to 350*.
place dates and butter in an ungreased 13x9\" baking pan --
stir in 1 cup of boiling water to soften dates and melt butter -- stir well.
add cake mix, eggs and walnuts.stir with fork for 2-3 minutes or blended --
scrape bottoms and sides of pan once in a while with rubber spatula to be sure all is combined --
spread batter evenly in pan.
sprinkle with brown sugar, pour remaining 1 1/2 cups boiling water, slowly.over brown sugar --
DO NOT STIR!
bake at 350* for 40-45 minutes or golden brown.
serve warm with whipped topping if desired -- .