Chocolate Date And Pecan Loaf Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 lb stoned and chopped dates
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1 ounce melted chocolate
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1¾ cups flour
• ¾ cup chopped pecan nuts

Method

1. 1 Pour boiling water over the dates and set aside.
2. 2 Cream the sugar and shortening together. Mix in the melted chocolate and beaten egg.
3. 3 Sift together the baking powder, salt, and flour. Add the date mixture, dry ingredients, and pecans to the creamed mixture. Mix well.
4. 4 Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake in a slow oven (300°F) for one and a half hours.