Ingredients
12
12 servings
- •1 cup boiling water
- •1 cup dates, pitted and chopped
- •0.25 cup butter, softened
- •1 cup white sugar
- •1 egg
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 teaspoon baking soda
- •1 teaspoon baking powder
- •0.5 teaspoon salt
- •0.5 cup chopped walnuts
- •1 cup flaked coconut
- •0.66666668653488 cup packed brown sugar
- •6 tablespoons butter
- •0.25 cup cream
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over dates in a small bowl, and let stand until cool.
- Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts into a small bowl. Stir to mix.
- Cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine and white sugar together in a mixing bowl; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture in three parts alternately with date mixture in two parts, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Spread batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
- To Make Topping: Mix coconut, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for three minutes. Spread over warm cake, and brown under broiler.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 372
- Carbohydrate: 54g
- Fat: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 39g
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