Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1                Cup  boiling water
  1                Cup  coconut
  1                Cup  chopped dates
     1/4           Cup  butter or margarine -- softened
  1                Cup  white sugar
  1                     egg
  1           Teaspoon  vanilla extract
  1 1/2           Cups  all-purpose flour
  1           Teaspoon  baking soda
  1           Teaspoon  baking powder
     1/2      Teaspoon  salt
     1/2           Cup  chopped walnuts
     2/3           Cup  packed brown sugar
  6        Tablespoons  butter or margarine
     1/4           Cup  cream or milk

Preparation:

1 Pour boiling water over dates in a small bowl, and let stand until cool. 2 Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts into a small bowl. Stir to mix. 3 Cream 1/4 cup butter or margarine and white sugar together in a mixing bowl; beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture in three parts alternately with date mixture in two parts, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Spread batter into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. 4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. 5 To Make Topping: Mix coconut, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter or margaine, and milk in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for three minutes. Spread over warm cake, and brown under broiler. Makes 9 x 13 inch cake

Nutritional Information:

3483 Calories (kcal); 184g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 47g Protein; 439g Carbohydrate; 497mg Cholesterol; 4128mg Sodium