Carol’s Chocolate Chip Cake

1 cup dates or raisins 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup hot water 1 cup white sugar 1 cup margarine 2 eggs 1/2 cup pecans 1-3/4 cups flour 1 tbsp cocoa 1 tsp vanilla 6 oz chocolate chips

13x9 pan 350 for 35-40 minutes Put baking soda in hot water and add dates/raisins. Set aside and cool. Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and dry ingredients. Add date mix and 1/2of the nuts and chocolate chips. Pour into greased pan, sprinkle with rest of the nuts and chocolate chips.

We are not real fans of cooked raisins so I always used dates.