Cooking with Claud: Torte

Cooking with Claud: Torte

INGREDIENTS:
— 1 cup of dates
— 1 teaspoon of baking soda
— 1 cup of boiling water
((mix together and let dates sit))
–1/2 cup of shortening (oil)
— 1/2 cup butter (soft)
— 1 cup of sugar
— 1 teaspoon of vanilla
((mix together))
— then add 2 eggs, 1 3/4 cups of flour and 2 tablespoons of cocoa
((mix in the date mixture))

BAKING:
Pour everything into a greased pan. Add chocolate chips and chopped walnuts on top. Put in the oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.