Chocolate Chip Date Cake

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'I remember begging my mother to make this moist cake back in the '50s,' says Kathy Frees from Fergus Falls, Minnesota. 'Instead of sticky frosting, it's covered with sugar and nuts and is a wonderful treat to take along on picnics.'

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Published on August 3, 2021
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2
Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
16
Yield:
16 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped dates

  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda, divided

  • 1 ½ cups boiling water

  • ¾ cup shortening

  • 1 ½ cups sugar, divided

  • 1 egg

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

  • ½ cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Place dates and 1 teaspoon baking soda in a bowl. Stir in boiling water; cool completely. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, salt and remaining baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with date mixture.

  2. Pour into a greased 13-in.x 9-in.x 2-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar; top with chocolate chips and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.