Name: Queen Elizabeth Cake
Ingredients: 1 c dates; 1 c boiling water; 1 ts vanilla; 1/4 c margarine; 1 c sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 1 1/2 c flour; 1 ts baking powder; 1 ts baking soda; 1/2 ts salt; 6 tb brown sugar; 3 tb butter; 4 tb canned milk; 1 c coconut; pinch salt

Queen Elizabeth Cake

Ingredients

1 c dates
1 c boiling water
1 ts vanilla
1/4 c margarine
1 c sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 c flour
1 ts baking powder
1 ts baking soda
1/2 ts salt
6 tb brown sugar
3 tb butter
4 tb canned milk
1 c coconut
pinch salt

Instructions

Yield: 6 Servings. Cook dates, water and vanilla to soft mass. Cream margarine, sugar and egg. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Add date mixture. Pour into a 9 x 9 greased pan and bake at 325F for 35 minutes. While cake is baking, put all the topping ingredients into a small pot and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes. When cake is baked, remove from oven, spread topping on it and place under the broiler to brown. Watch carefully, because it could burn.