date cake & icing, ma

Ingredients For date cake & icing, ma

• 1 pkg

  pitted dates, chopped
• 1 c

  boiling water
• 1 tsp

  soda
• 1/2 c

  shortening
• 1 c

  sugar
• 1 3/4 c

  flour
• 1

  egg
• vanilla
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1/2 c

  chopped nuts
• ICING
• 1/2 c

  brown sugar
• 2 Tbsp

  flour
• 1/4 c

  melted butter
• 2 Tbsp

  water
• 1/2 c

  chopped nuts