Wednesday, January 8, 2020

JEAN'S CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE

Jean's Chocolate Chip Cake

1 c. Chopped dates
1 1/4 c. Boiling water
1 c Sugar
3/4 c. Shortening
2 Eggs
2 c Flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 heaping Tbsp cocoa

Topping
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 c Chopped nuts
1 pkg Chocolate chips

Put dates in boiled water.  Cool.  Cream sugar, shortening and eggs.  Sift together flour, soda, salt and cocoa. Add cooled date mixture alternately with the flour mixture to the sugar, shortening and eggs, which have been creamed well.  Pout into 9X13 inch pan.

Topping

Sprinkle sugar, nuts and chocolate chips on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.

7 comments:

Tom said...

...yumm.

Gisa said...

... tempting ...

littlemancat said...

Sounds good! Of course, anything with some chocolate in it has to be good - haha!
Mary

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Tom,

I have had this at Jean's house and it is.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Gisa,

it is delicious.

Marilyn

New York State Of Mind said...

Good Morning Mary,

Jean wanted something really good for the first recipe of this year.
You are right, anything with chocolate has to be good.

Marilyn

William Kendall said...

That sounds good!