Queen elizabeth cake (mrs's lyons)
Yield: 8 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 c Sugar
- 1/4 c Butter
- 1 Beaten egg
- 1 1/2 c Sifted flour
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1/2 c Nuts
- 1 c Chopped dates
- 1 ts Soda
- 1 c Boiling water Pour the water over the dates and soda. Let sit while mixing the other ingredients then add the date mixture. Pour into prepared 8 " pan and bake in 350 oven 35 min. ICING: 5 tblsp. brown sugar
- 5 tblsp. cream
- 2 tblsp. butter. Put in saucepan and bring to boil and boil 3 min
Instructions:
remove from heat and cool. I thicken this with icing sugar to spread.



