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Take-Along Chocolate Chip-Date Cake

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
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A great snack cake to take to PTA meetings, potlucks and picnics. Or wrap up a piece for your briefcase or lunch box!
Updated Sep 28, 2006
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Ingredients

Dates

  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Chocolate Chip Topping

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened

Cake

  • 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 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.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Store leftover dates, airtight, at room temperature for up to 6 months. Or refrigerate them for up to a year.
  • tip 2
    Add a new flavor dimension to this snack cake by replacing the chocolate chips with peanut butter, butterscotch or white baking chips.

Nutrition

410 Calories, 20g Total Fat, 5g Protein, 54g Total Carbohydrate, 35g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
410
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
30%
Saturated Fat
4g
21%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
330mg
14%
Potassium
230mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
54g
18%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
35g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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