Chocolate Chip Date Coffee Cake

1 1/2 c Boiling water

1 ts Soda

Mix together and let cool. =step #2 1/2 c Margarine

1 c Sugar

2 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla

1 1/2 c Flour

1/2 ts Soda

=step #3 1/2 c Brown sugar

1/2 c Chopped nuts

1 c Chips

Mix together. Recipe by: Governor Bill Graves, Kansas Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and vanilla. Add flour and soda. Then add all of the ingredients in STEP #2 to the cooled date mixture and mix well. Pour into greased and floured 9" x13" pan. Sprinkle ingredients in STEP #3 over top and bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Step #3 Mix together. May be topped with ice cream or whipped cream and served as a dessert.JM. Governor Bill Graves, Kansas -----