Gluten-free Snack Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup dates, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 (5 1/8 ounce) package vanilla pudding mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour (i like tom sawyer brand)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 0.5 (11 1/2 ounce) package chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 mix together dates, water and soda. set aside to cool.
• 2 in separate bowl, cream together sugar and butter. add eggs and vanilla. mix well.
• 3 add pudding mix. beat well.
• 4 sift together flour, cinnamon and salt.
• 5 add alternately with date mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• 6 pour into greased 9x13 pan.
• 7 in small separate bowl, mix together brown sugar, nuts, and chocolate chips.
• 8 sprinkle mixture on top of the batter in the pan.
• 9 bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes. turn pan 180 degrees and turn temperature up to 350 degrees. bake for another 10 - 15 minutes or until a knife comes out sticky, not gooey. take out and cool.