Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                cup  stoned and chopped dates
     1/2      teaspoon  soda -- [baking soda]
  1                cup  coffee -- (liquid)
  3        tablespoons  butter
  1                cup  sugar
  1                     egg -- stiffly beaten
  1                cup  nut meats -- broken
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  1 1/2           cups  fisher's blend pastry flour
  3          teaspoons  baking powder

Preparation:

Sprinkle soda over the chopped dates, add the boiling coffee, cool. Cream butter with 1/2 cup sugar, add egg, remaining sugar, coffee, dates, nuts, salt and flour sifted with baking powder twice. Bake in a moderate oven (375 F) 30 to 35 minutes. Spread with a Coffee Butter Frosting.

Nutritional Information:

145 Calories (kcal); 5g Total Fat; (29% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 35mg Cholesterol; 301mg Sodium