Cake: Chocolate Chip and Date Cake

1 c. dates, cut up

1 1/2 c. hot water with 1 tsp. soda

1/2 c. margarine

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 c. flour

3/4 tsp. soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. nuts

1 c. chocolate chips (may also use butterscotch)

Mix together the dates and hot water with soda.  While this cools cream margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla.  Sift together flour, 3/4 teaspoon soda and salt.  Add creamed mixture and dry ingredients to original date mixture.  Mix well and pour into a 9x13-inch pan.  Sprinkle with mixture of brown sugar, nuts and chocolate chips.  Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

Mrs. Willis (Maggie) Lehman

Our Swiss Pantry II

First Mennonite Church

1987