Traveling Gal's Chocolate Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Dates - diced
2		Eggs - beaten
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 cup	237ml	Water - hot
3 teaspoons	15ml	Water - hot
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cocoa
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter or margarine
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Chocolate chips - 6 oz
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Nuts - chopped

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Place dates in small bowl.

Sprinkle with baking soda; add hot water. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes to plump dates.

In large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter or margarine together. Add eggs.

Beat well again. Sift flour, salt and cocoa together. Add dry ingredients to sugar-butter mixture in small amounts, alternating with date mixture. Add vanilla and mix well.

Fold in 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 x 2" baking pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and chopped nuts over top.

Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Source:
The Elsah Landing Restaurant

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