Traveling gal's chocolate cake

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Preparation Time:

20 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 c Dates; diced
2 Eggs, beaten
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Water; hot
3 ts Water; hot
2 c Flour
1 ts Cocoa
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Sugar
1 c Butter or margarine
1 c Chocolate chips; 6 oz
1/2 c Nuts; chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place dates in small bowl. Sprinkle with
baking soda; add hot water. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes to plump dates.
In large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter or margarine together.
Add eggs. Beat well again. Sift flour, salt and cocoa together. Add
dry ingredients to sugar-butter mixture in small amounts, alternating
with date mixture. Add vanilla and mix well. Fold in 1/2 cup of
chocolate chips. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13 x 2" baking
pan. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips and chopped nuts over top.
Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out
clean.