Deep Dark Secret

16 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups dates, cut up
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup nuts
  • Topping:
  • 3 -4 bananas
  • 2 oranges, cut up or 2 mandarin oranges
  • 1 pint raspberries, drained
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, juice and all
  • 1 pint whipping cream

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine dates, soda and butter.
  2. 2
    Pour boiling water over; cool.
  3. 3
    Add flour, sugar, salt, egg and vanilla.
  4. 4
    Beat 1 minute; stir in nuts.
  5. 5
    Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
  6. 6
    About 1 hour (or more) before serving, put on platter about half the cake broken in pieces.
  7. 7
    Slice 3 or 4 bananas, 2 oranges, cut up (or use Mandarin oranges) and 1 pint raspberries, drained.
  8. 8
    Add last half of cake pieces and pour over top 1 can crushed pineapple (juice and all).
  9. 9
    Put in refrigerator and just before serving, top with 1 pint whipping cream.

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