Date Pudding Upside Down Cake

• 1 cup snipped pitted dates
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 1/2 cups boiling water
• 18 1/4 ounces white cake mix
• 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• Cool Whip, thawed

1. preheat oven to 350*.
2. place dates and butter in an ungreased 13x9" baking pan --
3. stir in 1 cup of boiling water to soften dates and melt butter -- stir well.
4. add cake mix, eggs and walnuts.stir with fork for 2-3 minutes or blended --
5. scrape bottoms and sides of pan once in a while with rubber spatula to be sure all is combined --
6. spread batter evenly in pan.
7. sprinkle with brown sugar, pour remaining 1 1/2 cups boiling water, slowly.over brown sugar --
8. DO NOT STIR!
9. bake at 350* for 40-45 minutes or golden brown.
10. serve warm with whipped topping if desired -- .

dates, egg, butter, boiling water, white cake, walnuts, brown sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/date-pudding-upside-down-cake-127613 (may not work)