The Honorable Bill Graves

former Governor of Kansas

Specialty Recipe

Chocolate Chip Date Coffee Cake

Ingredients - Step #1

1 cup cut-up dates

1-1/2 cups boiling water

1 teaspoon soda

Mix together and let cool.

Step #2

1/2 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1-1/2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon soda

Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour and soda. Then add all of the ingredients in STEP #2 to the cooled date mixture and mix well. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan. Sprinkle ingredients in STEP #3 over top and bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

Step #3

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1 cup chips

Mix together.

May be topped with ice cream or whipped cream and served as a dessert.

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