Queen Elizabeth Cake

Cake
1 cup water, boiling
1 cup dates, chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1 cup nuts chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2cups flour

Icing
5 tablespoons brown sugar
5 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons buter, melted

Cake:
Pour boiling water over chopped dates, add 1 teaspoon baking soda. Let stand while mixing rest of cake.
Combine butter, egg, sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, vanilla and flour.
Add nuts
Add date mixture, mix. Put into baking pan
Bake in 9 x 13 inch pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done

Icing
Combine brown sugar, milk, butter. Mix and heat. Pour over cake while hot.