Self-Frosting Date Cake
Yield
1 cakePrep
20 minCook
40 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
dates
chopped |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 ¼ | cups |
water
boiling |
|
| ¾ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 ⅔ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
pecans
or walnuts, chopped |
|
| 6 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet morsels, null, null |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
dates
chopped |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 296 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 177 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 394 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 3.8 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
pecans
or walnuts, chopped |
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet morsels, null, null |
|
Directions
Stir dates and soda into boiling water; set aside, and let cool.
Cream shortening; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well at medium speed on mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with date mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix after each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
Combine brown sugar, pecans and chocolate morsels; sprinkle over top of batter.
Bake at 350? for 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Let cool in pan on a wire rack.
