Recipe#4084

Title: Chocolate 20

From: Judi Mae Phelps jphelps@slip.net 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Westhaven Date Cake 
 Date: 18 Nov 1997 08:13:30 -0800 
 Message-ID: <64sera$eb0@slip.net> 

16 servings
 8 oz dates; pitted, chopped
 1 c boiling water
 2 T cocoa; baking
 1 c shortening; vegetable
 2 eggs; large
 1/2 c walnuts; chopped
 1 t baking soda
 1 3/4 c flour; unbleached, sifted
 1/2 t salt
 1 c sugar
 6 oz semisweet chocolate chips
 Combine dates, baking soda, and boiling water in a small bowl.
 Cool to room temperature.  Sift together the flour, cocoa, and
 salt; set aside. Cream the shortening and sugar together in a mixing
 bowl until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer at medium
 speed.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
 Blend in date mixture.  Then stir in dry ingredients.  Pour into
 a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.  Bake in preheated 350 degree
 F. oven for 35 minutes or until cake tests done.  Cool in pan on
 rack.  Cut into squares and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
 on top.