Grandma's picnic cake
1 cake
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Chopped dates |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1½ | cup | Boiling water |
| 4 | cups | Basic cake mix |
| 2 | Eggs, beaten | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ¾ | cup | Brown sugar |
| ¾ | cup | Chopped nuts |
| ¾ | cup | Chocolate chips |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 13 x 9 pan. In a small bowl, combine dates, baking soda and boiling water. Set aside to cool. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat at medium speed 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape beaters and bowl and beat 2 more minutes. Add date mixture. Beat 2 more minutes. Pour into prepared pan. Top with brown sugar, nuts and then chocolate chips. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then cool on a wire rack.
Submitted By MEG ANTCZAK On 02-09-95