Deep Dark Secret

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 1/2 cups dates, cut up
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup nuts
• 3 -4 bananas
• 2 oranges, cut up or 2 mandarin oranges
• 1 pint raspberries, drained
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, juice and all
• 1 pint whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 combine dates, soda and butter.
• 2 pour boiling water over; cool.
• 3 add flour, sugar, salt, egg and vanilla.
• 4 beat 1 minute; stir in nuts.
• 5 bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 6 about 1 hour (or more) before serving, put on platter about half the cake broken in pieces.
• 7 slice 3 or 4 bananas, 2 oranges, cut up (or use mandarin oranges) and 1 pint raspberries, drained.
• 8 add last half of cake pieces and pour over top 1 can crushed pineapple (juice and all).
• 9 put in refrigerator and just before serving, top with 1 pint whipping cream.