Dessert

Picnic Cake is for Dessert.

Picnic Cake takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Picnic Cake takes 40 minutes to cook.

Picnic Cake makes 1 servings.

The ingredients for Picnic Cake are:

1 ? C Boiling Water
1 C chopped dates (must have)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C sugar
? C shortening
2 eggs
1 ? C + 2 Tbsp Flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
? tsp salt
1 tsp. vanilla

Quantities may be varied to taste:
? C brown sugar
? C chopped nuts (optional)
1 C chocolate chips (at least ? C)

Here is how you make Picnic Cake:

Put dates into 1 ? C boiling water and let cool, then add baking soda. Mix sugar, shortening, and eggs together well and then add date mixture. Mix again until just blended. Add flour, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla. Mix together and put into greased cake pan (9x13). Sprinkle brown sugar over batter?I create a thin layer. (I don?t measure, I look at it). Then sprinkle chocolate chips & nuts over top. Again, I don?t measure, I just spread it evenly over to create a scattered, consistent layer. You may add as much chocolate or as little as you chose. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.Serving Size: Makes 12 servings in 9 x 13 panNumber of Servings: 1Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BACMELISSA.

The nutritional information for Picnic Cake is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 1
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 332.9

• Total Fat: 8.8 g
• Cholesterol: 31.7 mg
• Sodium: 133.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 69.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.4 g
• Protein: 3.6 g