Diane's Chocolate Chip Date Cake
By
Diane Hughes
@EricasMa
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Doreen Simpson shared this recipe with me in 1976. It's moist and really tasty.
Plus the chocolate chips on top are like free frosting without the trouble. Wonderful picnic cake bc you can hold it in your hand to eat.
Plus the chocolate chips on top are like free frosting without the trouble. Wonderful picnic cake bc you can hold it in your hand to eat.
Ingredients
- 1 c
- cut-up dates
- 1 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 c
- hot water
- 1 c
- sugar
- 1/2 c
- butter
- 2 large
- eggs
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 c
- plain flour
- 1 Tbsp
- cocoa, unsweetened
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 1 pkg
- 12 oz. chocolate chips
- 1/2 c
- chopped nuts
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
How to Make Diane's Chocolate Chip Date Cake
- 1Grease and flour a 9x13 sheet pan. Preheat oven to 350*.
- 2Mix and let cool ingredients in step 1.
When cool stir in 1/2 package chocolate chips. - 3Cream ingredients in step 2.
- 4Add to creamed mixture all ingredients in step 3. Pour into pan. Sprinkle 1/2 pkg. chocolate chips and 1/2 C. chopped nuts over top of batter.
- 5Bake 30-45 minutes.
