Diane's Chocolate Chip Date Cake

Name: Diane's Chocolate Chip Date Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: STEP 1; 1 c cut-up dates; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 c hot water; STEP 2; 1 c sugar; 1/2 c butter; STEP 3; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 3/4 c plain flour; 1 Tbsp cocoa, unsweetened; 1 tsp salt; STEP 4; 1 pkg 12 oz. chocolate chips; 1/2 c chopped nuts

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By Diane Hughes
@EricasMa

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.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

30 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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STEP 1
1 c

cut-up dates
1 tsp

baking soda
1 c

hot water
STEP 2
1 c

sugar
1/2 c

butter
STEP 3
2 large

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 3/4 c

plain flour
1 Tbsp

cocoa, unsweetened
1 tsp

salt
STEP 4
1 pkg

12 oz. chocolate chips
1/2 c

chopped nuts

How to Make Diane's Chocolate Chip Date Cake

Step-by-Step

Grease and flour a 9x13 sheet pan. Preheat oven to 350*.
Mix and let cool ingredients in step 1.
When cool stir in 1/2 package chocolate chips.
Cream ingredients in step 2.
Add 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.
Bake 30-45 minutes.