Mayonnaise Cake

This is a very moist cake.

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

1. Pour boiling water over dates and baking soda. Let cool.
2. Mix sugar with mayonnaise, then add dates, flour and walnuts.
3. Bake in 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans at 350 degrees F for approximately 30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.
4. Frost with confectioners' sugar frosting or cream cheese frosting.