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      Title: Date Topped Cake
 Categories: Cakes
      Yield: 9 Servings
 
      1 c  Dates; chopped
      1 ts Soda
      1 c  Water; boiling
  1-1/2 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/3 ts Salt
      1 c  Sugar
      1    Egg; beaten
      1 tb Butter; melted
    1/2 c  Nuts; chopped

--------------------------------DATE TOPPING--------------------------------
      1 c  Sugar
    2/3 c  Water; boiling
      1 ds Salt
      1 c  Dates; pitted, chopped
    1/2 c  Nuts; chopped
 
  Pit and cut up dates; add soda dissolved in boiling water and let
  stand. In bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar; add
  to dates along with egg and butter. Mix well; stir in nuts. Turn
  into greased 8" baking pan. Bake in 350 F oven for 55 minutes.
  
  Topping:

  Combine sugar, boiling water, salt, pitted dates, and nuts. Pour
  over cake as soon as it comes from over. Let cake cool in pan.
  Serve warm or cold, topped with whipped cream, if desired.

  Recipe by Mary Wilson (BWVB02B)
 
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