Chocolate Chip Date Cake

12 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate morsels
  • 1 cup dates chopped
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup butter at room temp.
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • eggs 2 lg.
  • 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions

  1. 1
    Frosting: Heat cream in medium saucepan just until simmering; remove from heat. Add chocolate chips and stir until melted. Transfer to metal bowl. Cool; cover and refrigerate until thick (3 hours). (This process can be speeded up by placing bowl in ice water and stir.)
  2. 2
    Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 (8 inch) layer cake pans or 1 (9x13 inch) pan. If using layer pan, grease wax paper and line pan.
  3. 3
    Put dates in small bowl; cover with hot water. Set aside. Mix flour, cocoa and soda. Set aside. In large bowl mix butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time until well blended. Stir in flour mixture alternately with dates and water until well blended. Fold in chips. Spread in prepared pans. Bake 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes clean.
  4. 4
    Cool in pans 5 minutes on rack. Invert on rack. Peel off paper. Cool completely. Frost. If not served within 2 hours, refrigerate.

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