| Queen Elizabeth Cake
1 cup of chopped dates
1 cup of boiling water
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
1 1 12/ cups of flour 1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 cup of chopped nuts
Icing:
5 tablespoons of sugar
5 tablespoons of evaporated milk
2 tablespoons of butter
Toasted coconut and nuts
Cake: Pour boiling water over chopped dates. Let stand until cool and then add baking soda. Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs, flour, vanilla and nuts. Add date mixture. Pour into a long flat pan or a loaf pan and bake at 350ºF. for 25 - 30 minutes.
Icing: Combine the sugar, milk and butter in pan and boil until thick, approximately 3 minutes, spread on top of cake and sprinkle with coconut and nuts.
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