Chocolate Date Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, divided
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Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine dates with boiling water. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
- In a medium bowl, mix flour, soda, salt, and cocoa. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs. Add flour mixture alternating with cooled date mixture. Fold in chopped nuts and 1/2 cup of chocolate chips into mixture.
- Spread batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of chocolate chips over top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
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