Date-Topped Cake

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Title: DATE-TOPPED CAKE
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 9 Servings

-MARY WILSON BWVB02B
1 c Dates; chopped
1 ts Soda
1 c Boiling water
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/3 ts Salt
1 c Sugar
1 Egg; beaten
1 tb Butter or margarine; melted
1/2 c Nuts; chopped

--------------------------------DATE TOPPING--------------------------------
1 c Sugar
2/3 c Boiling water
ds Salt
1 c Pitted dates; chopped
1/2 c Nuts; chopped

Pit and cut up dates; add soda dissolved in boiling water and let stand
In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar; add to dates along
with egg and butter. Mix well; stir in nuts. Turn into greased 80inch
baking pan. Bake in 350~F oven for 55 minutes.

Topping: Combine sugar, boiling water, salt, pitted dates and nuts. Pour
over cake as soon as it comes from over. Let cake cool in pan. Serve warm
or cold, topped with whipped cream, if desired. Makes 9 servings.

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