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Take-Along Chocolate Chip-Date Cake

A great snack cake to take to PTA meetings, potlucks and picnics. Or wrap up a piece for your briefcase or lunch box!
Prep Time: 20 min
Total Time: 3 hours 30 min
Makes: 12 servings
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Dates
1 1/4cups boiling water
1cup chopped dates
1teaspoon baking soda
Chocolate Chip Topping
1/2cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2cup chopped nuts
1/4cup packed brown sugar
1/4cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
Cake
1 3/4cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2cup granulated sugar
1/2cup packed brown sugar
2/3cup vegetable oil
1teaspoon baking soda
1teaspoon vanilla
1/2teaspoon salt
2eggs
1.In large bowl, pour boiling water on dates. Stir in 1 teaspoon baking soda. Cool about 15 minutes or until lukewarm.
2.In small bowl, mix all topping ingredients; set aside.
3.Heat oven to 350°F. Stir all cake ingredients into date mixture. Pour into ungreased 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle with topping.
4.Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
Make the Most of This Recipe
Planned-Overs
Store leftover dates, airtight, at room temperature for up to 6 months. Or refrigerate them for up to a year.
Substitution
Add a new flavor dimension to this snack cake by replacing the chocolate chips with peanut butter, butterscotch or white baking chips.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving: Calories 410 (Calories from Fat 180); Total Fat 20g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 40mg; Sodium 330mg; Total Carbohydrate 54g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 35g); Protein 5Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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