Date and Chocolate Chip Cake

1 cup chopped unsweetened dates

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1 2/3 cups boiling water

1/2 cup margarine

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons mini semisweet chocolate chips

3 tablespooons finely chopped walnuts

Combine dates and 1 1/2 teaspoons soda in small pan. Pour boiling water over d ates; stir to blend. Let stand 30 minutes. Cream margarine and sugar. Add eg gs and beat well. Combine flour, soda, baking powder, and salt. Alternately a dd dry ingredients and date mixture to creamed mixture beginning and ending wit h dry ingredients. Batter will be thin. Pour into oiled and floured 9 x 13-in ch baking pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips and walnuts over batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. Cut into 28 piec es (4 across and 7 down).

CAL-102, CHO-12, PRO-2, FAT-6

Food exchanges per serving: 1 bread, 1 fat

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