West Haven Cake
Yield
6 servingsPrep
10 minCook
40 minReady
50 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | pound |
dates
cut in half |
|
| 1 | cup |
water
hot |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cocoa powder
|
|
| ½ | cup |
pecans
whole |
|
| 1 | package |
chocolate chips
small pack |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 340.2 | g |
dates
cut in half |
|
| 237 | ml |
water
hot |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
beaten |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 414 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 5 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 118 | ml |
pecans
whole |
|
| 1 | package |
chocolate chips
small pack |
|
Directions
Over dates, pour hot water with soda.
Let cool. Cream sugar and shortening.
Add dates and salt. Add eggs, vanilla and flour sifted with cocoa.
Pour in 9 x 13" pan. Sprinkle pecans and chocolate chips over dough in pan.
Bake 40 minutes in moderate (350 degree) oven.
Serve with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.
