Little Date Cakes

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup dates finely cut
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons butter or other shortening
• 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
• 1t teaspoon soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg well beaten
• 1 cup nutmeats coarsely cut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Combine dates, water, and shortening and let stand until cool
2. Sift flour once, measure, add soda and sift together 3 times
3. Add sugar, egg, and nutmeats to date mixture
4. Add flour and blend well
5. Add vanilla
6. Bake in creased cup cake pans in moderate oven
7. Remove from tins and roll in powdered sugar