Ingredients
- 6 eggs
- 800 gr sugar
- 700 ml boiling water
- 575 gr flour
- 525 gr chocolate bits
- 450 gr dates
- 290 gr shortening
- 140 gr nuts (chopped)
- 16 gr cocoa
- 14 gr baking soda
Mix dates and water and allow to cool. Combine 3c sugar, shortening, eggs, cocoa and flour. Add baking soda to date mixture and combine. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans and sprinkle with topping of 1c sugar, nuts and chocolate bits. Bake at 180ºC or 45-50 minutes. Slice and serve hot. Garnish with whipped cream. Mrs. Henry D. Chaplin
