DATE LOAF CAKE
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 lb. stoned and cut dates
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1 ounce melted chocolate
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons Dr. Price's Baking Powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1¾ coups flour
- ¾ cup chopped pecan nuts
Pour boiling water over dates. Cream sugar and shortening; add melted chocolate and well beaten egg; mix well and add dates and water; sift together baking powder, salt and flour; add gradually with pecan nuts. Mix well and put into greased loaf pan and bake in slow oven for one and a half hours.