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Chocolate Chip Date Nut Cake

By: Joan 
"This has always been a family favorite. Very rich!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

What to Drink?

Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee
Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x13 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch baking pan.
  2. Bring water to a boil. Pour over chopped dates and baking soda. Let stand until cool. Stir in the sugar, flour, mayonnaise, and salt. Mix until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Mix the brown sugar, chopped nuts, and chocolate chips together. Sprinkle over top of batter.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 203 | Total Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 3mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by CHERID10   view full review
Has anyone tried this? My family was very disappointed as the only good about it was the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2007 by PENEVE4   view full review
This recipe is easy to make and is a very moist cake. My Mom has made this for years and it is...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2009 by NANCY5458   view full review
This recipe sounds like the one my Mother use to make when I was a young girl. After her...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2004 by Chars3girls   view full review
When I tried this recipe I sifted my dry ingredients first before adding to the dates/water. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2008 by Nancy   view full review
Topping ingredients are WAY OFF. I ended up using 1 cup (of each) nuts, brown sugar and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2006 by SKEETERGIRL87   view full review
I think this would be very good if made by the recipe. I tried to double the amount of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2005 by MAMAJO   view full review
I enjoyed this cake, as did my husband, but overall it lacked pizzazz. Perhaps I'll experiment...

 

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