Margarite's Chocolate Chip Date Cake

By hmorris31

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup butter
• 1 Cup sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1 3/4 Cups flour
• 1 Tsp baking powder
• 1/2 Tsp baking soda
• 1 1/4 Cups boiling water
• 1/2 Lb dates
• Topping
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1/2 Cup nuts
• 1 Small package chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together butter and sugar
Add rest of ingredients in order given and mix

Boil 1 1/4 cups water
Cut up 1/2lb of dates
Pour boiling water over dates and let cool slightly
Add to dry ingredients
Make topping and pour over cake mixture
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes