Water Cake Aunt Tillie Christensen
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
2 cups boiling water
Combine above ingredients. Mix following as a cake:
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. cocoa
1 Tbsp. butter
1 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup dates
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts
Drop dough into the water-sugar mixture, that you've put in 9 x 13 inch greased pan. Bake 30 - 45 minutes at 350. Cut serving pieces and put upside down on plates. Top with whipped cream.