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      Title: Chocolate Chip-Date Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      1 c  Dates; chopped
      1 c  Sugar
      1 ts Baking soda
  1 1/4 c  Flour
      3 tb Flour
  1 1/2 c  Boiling water
    3/4 ts Baking powder
    1/2 c  Shortening
    1/4 ts Salt
      2    Eggs; well beaten
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      6 oz Chocolate chips
    1/2 c  Chopped nuts
    1/2 c  Sugar
 
  I first tasted this cake 28 years ago at a Family Reunion,
  and have enjoyed it many times since.
  Pour boiling water over dates and baking soda; mix and let
  cool. In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar; add
  beaten eggs and mix well. Add cooled date mixture and blend
  together. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, and
  add to date mixture. Mix well. Pour into a greased and
  floured 9x13-inch pan. Over top of cake batter add evenly:
  chocolate chips, sugar and nuts. Bake at 350` for 30-35
  minutes.
  Contributed by Helen Jolly.  Formatted by Olivia Liebermann
 
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