Picnic Cake With Dates Recipes

MOIST CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Place dates and 1 teaspoon baking soda in a large bowl. Stir in boiling water; cool completely. , In another large bowl, cream shortening and 1 cup sugar. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, salt and remaining baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with date mixture., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining sugar; top with chocolate chips and nuts. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

GRANDMA'S WONDERFUL PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Whisk flour, white sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cloves together in a bowl. Beat eggs and vegetable oil in a separate large bowl until creamy; mix applesauce into egg mixture. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients; stir until batter is smooth. Fold 1/2 cup walnuts and raisins into batter. Pour into prepared baking pan.
• Mix brown sugar, 1 cup walnuts, and chocolate chips together in a bowl; spread over the cake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

PICNIC DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Soak the chopped dates in the hot water until cool.
• Cream together the eggs, granulated sugar and shortening.
• Add the salt, soda, cinnamon and vanilla.
• Add the flour, dates and water.
• Pour into a greased and slightly floured 9X13 pan.
• Sprinkle the toppings onto the batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

PICNIC CAKE (WITH DATES)

Steps:

• Combine the first 3 ingredients; let rest until cool.
• Cream margarine and sugar, adding eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Add to egg mixture. Fold in cooled dates.
• Pour in a 9" x 13" baking pan. Mix TOPPING ingredients and sprinkle over batter.
• Bake at 350 F for 35-40 minutes.

CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pour boiling water over dates and set aside to cool.
• Mix 1 cup sugar, oil, eggs, cocoa, dates with water, baking soda, salt and vanilla together and blend well.
• Stir in the flour until well blended.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9x13-inch cake pan.
• Sprinkle the topping ingredients on top of cake mixture in this order: chocolate chips, walnuts and sugar.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool.

CHOCOLATE PICNIC CAKE

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool. In a large bowl, beat the egg, sugar, water and oil until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to egg mixture until blended. Stir in melted chocolate. , Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 32-38 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

DATE-OATMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Put oatmeal and dates in a bowl.
• Pour on the boiling water.
• Stir to combine.
• Let stand 20 minutes.
• Gradually add brown and white sugars to the shortening, creaming well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one.
• Stir oatmeal mixture into creamed mixture.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
• Add to wet mixture, mixing well.
• Pour into a greased and floured 13" X 9" baking pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until done.
• Cool on a rack.
• Frost.
• For frosting, combine butter and lemon peel.
• Sift icing sugar and mix into the butter mixture.
• Gradually stir in the lemon juice.
• Stir until smooth.
• Frost cooled cake.