Queen elizabeth cake (mrs's lyons)

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Sugar
¼ cup Butter
1 Beaten egg
1½ cup Sifted flour
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Vanilla
½ cup Nuts
1 cup Chopped dates
1 teaspoon Soda
1 cup Boiling water

Directions

Pour the water over the dates and soda. Let sit while mixing the other ingredients then add the date mixture. Pour into prepared 8" pan and bake in 350 oven 35 min. ICING: 5 tblsp. brown sugar, 5 tblsp. cream, 2 tblsp. butter. Put in saucepan and bring to boil and boil 3 min, remove from heat and cool. I thicken this with icing sugar to spread.

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