MARY'S CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE CAKE (YIYI BARBIE'S BIRTHDAY CAKE)

MARY'S CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE CAKE (YIYI BARBIE'S BIRTHDAY CAKE) image

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients:
1 cup dates - if whole, cut into 3 pieces each. Alternatively, use chopped
1 t. baking soda
1 c. boiling water
1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 heaping T cocoa
1 1/3 c. all purpose flour
1/2 t. salt (omit if butter is salted)
1 t. vanilla
6 oz. chocolate chips
1/2 c. broken pecans
powdered sugar for dusting

Steps:

Directions: Preheat oven to 350 Butter and flour bundt pan The dates are first cut into three pieces each (only if using whole dates), sprinkled with baking soda, placed in boiling water and set aside to soak. To form the batter, butter and sugar are creamed together, eggs beaten in and cocoa added. Flour with salt is added alternately with the date mixture to complete preparation of the batter. Fold in chocolate chips and pecans. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes Cake tester will not come out clean. Do not use this as a guide for done-ness. When cooled, dust with powdered sugar.