Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  boiling water
     1/2           cup  chopped dates
  1           teaspoon  soda
     1/2           cup  sugar
     1/2           cup  honey
  1                cup  mayonnaise
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  1 3/4           cups  all-purpose flour
     1/4           cup  cocoa
  1           teaspoon  cinnamon
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     1/2           cup  chopped pecans
                        ***HONEY NUT TOPPING***
     1/3           cup  honey
     1/2           cup  chopped pecans
     1/4           cup  butter -- softened
     1/4           cup  brown sugar
     1/2      teaspoon  cinnamon

Preparation:

Pour boiling water over dates. Stir in soda and let stand. Mix together sugar, honey, mayonnaise and vanilla in large bowl. Add warm date mixture. Sift in dry ingredients all at once. Beat well. Add nuts and stir. Pour into a greased 9x13-inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Topping: Mix all ingredients together and spread over hot cake.

Nutritional Information:

5271 Calories (kcal); 319g Total Fat; (51% calories from fat); 42g Protein; 638g Carbohydrate; 201mg Cholesterol; 2295mg Sodium