Name: Queen Elizabeth Cake I
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Boiling water - 1 cup; Dates, pitted and chopped - 1 cup; Butter, softened - ¼ cup; White sugar - 1 cup; Egg - 1; Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 1 ½ cups; Baking soda - 1 teaspoon; Baking powder - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Chopped walnuts - ½ cup; Flaked coconut - 1 cup; Packed brown sugar - ⅔ cup; Butter - 6 tablespoons; Cream - ¼ cup

Ingredients for - Queen Elizabeth Cake I

1. Boiling water 1 cup

2. Dates, pitted and chopped 1 cup

3. Butter, softened ¼ cup

4. White sugar 1 cup

5. Egg 1

6. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon

7. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups

8. Baking soda 1 teaspoon

9. Baking powder 1 teaspoon

10. Salt ½ teaspoon

11. Chopped walnuts ½ cup

12. Flaked coconut 1 cup

13. Packed brown sugar ⅔ cup

14. Butter 6 tablespoons

15. Cream ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Queen Elizabeth Cake I

1 . Stage

Pour boiling water over dates in a small bowl, and let stand until cool.

2 . Stage

Measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nuts into a small bowl. Stir to mix.

3 . Stage

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 . Stage

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.

5 . Stage

To Make Topping: Mix coconut, brown sugar, 6 tablespoons butter and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for three minutes. Spread over warm cake, and brown under broiler.