3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1 pound pitted dates, chopped
1 pound chopped walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup boiling water
3 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons rum
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in chopped dates and
nuts. Mix soda with water and pour over first mixture. Add
beaten eggs. Stir in flour and salt, beating until smooth;
stir in rum. Turn into a greased and floured 13 x 9 x 2-inch
pan. Bake at 300? for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from pan and ice with Rum Glaze.
Rum Glaze
Mix 1 cup confectioners; sugar with 1 tablespoon rum;
add water, a teaspoon at a time, to desired consistency.
Spread over warm cake.