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Take-Along Chocolate Chip-Date Cake

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 28, 2006
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A great snack cake to take to PTA meetings, potlucks and picnics. Or wrap up a piece for your briefcase or lunch box!

Take-Along Chocolate Chip-Date Cake

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

Dates

  • 1 1/4 cups boiling water
  • 1 cup chopped dates
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Chocolate Chip Topping

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened

Cake

  • 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, pour boiling water on dates. Stir in 1 teaspoon baking soda. Cool about 15 minutes or until lukewarm.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix all topping ingredients; set aside.
  • Step 
    3
    Heat oven to 350°F. Stir all cake ingredients into date mixture. Pour into ungreased 9-inch square pan. Sprinkle with topping.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 2 hours.

Nutrition

410 Calories
20g Total Fat
5g Protein
54g Total Carbohydrate
35g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
410
Calories from Fat
180
Total Fat
20g
30%
Saturated Fat
4g
21%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
330mg
14%
Potassium
230mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
54g
18%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
35g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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