Queen Elizabeth Cake

Title: QUEEN ELIZABETH CAKE

Categories: Cakes

Yield: 1 Servings

-Pat Dwigans fwds07a-

1/4 c Butter

1 c Sugar

1 1/2 c Flour

1 ts Vanilla

1/2 c Nuts; chopped

1 c Boiling water

1 c Date; chopped

1 ts Baking soda

--TOPPING--

5 tb Sugar

5 tb Evaporated milk

2 tb Butter

Toasted coconut and nuts

Pour boiling water over chopped dates. Let stand until cool and then

add baking soda. Cream sugar and butter well. Add eggs, flour, vanilla and nuts. Add date mixture. Pour into a long flat pan or a loaf pan and bake

25-30 minutes.

Topping. Combine sugar, milk and butter in pan and boil until thick

approximately 3 minutes. Spread on top of cake and sprinkle with coconut

and nuts. --