Coconut Date Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 ounces butter (stork, of course) or 4 ounces margarine (stork, of course)
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cocoa

Recipe

• 1 pour hot water over dates and baking soda; leave aside.
• 2 cream butter/margarine and sugar, add beaten egg.
• 3 stir in date mixture and add vanilla, salt and coconut,
• 4 stir in sifted flout and baking powder.
• 5 bake in 2 prepared cake pans at 375 degrees f for 20 - 30 minutes.
• 6 filling:
• 7 cook sugar, cocoa, water, dates and butter/margarine until thick. add coconut.
• 8 to be spread between the two cake layers.
• 9 decorate top of cake with chocolate icing.