Date Cake #2 Grandma Petersen (Lil)
1 cup dates
1 tsp. soda
1 1/4 cups hot water
3/4 cup shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
Put dates in bowl and add soda and water. Let stand. Mix the shortening, salt, sugar and eggs together. Sift baking powder with the flour. Add date mixture and flour alternately to batter
Topping:
1/2 cup brown sugar 2/3 pkg. chocolate chips
1/2 to 1 cup walnuts, chopped
Sprinkle topping ingredients evenly over cake in order listed. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees.