Poka Date Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups chopped dates
1 cup hot water
1 cup butter
1 3/4 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (optional)

Preparation

Mix 1 1/4 cup of chopped dates with 1 cup of hot water. Cool.
Cream 1 cup of butter with 1 3/4 of white sugar.
Add 2 eggs and beat well.
Add 1 3/4 cups flour and 1 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
Stir in date mixture and tsp of vanilla.
Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
Spread in a greased 15 x 10 inch pan.
Top with 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1 1/2 of chopped nuts (optional).
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.