Sticky Date Pudding
Cooking: 45minutes Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- 175g pitted dates, roughly chopped
- 300ml water
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 60g butter, softened
- 3/4 cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 -1/4 cup self raising flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Caramel Sauce:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup thickened cream
- 125g butter softened
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extra
To Serve:
- Double cream or vanilla ice cream
Method:
- Combine dates and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat. Remove from heat, stir in bicarbonate of soda and stand for 30 minutes.
- Cream butter and sugar until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Gently fold in flour, followed by date mixture and vanilla extract.
- Pour mixture into a greased and lined 18cm square cake pan. Bate at 160° C (320°F) for 45-50 minutes or until golden and cooked when tested with skewer.
- To make caramel sauce: combine brown sugar, cream, butter and vanilla in a saucepan and bring to the boil stirring continuously. Simmer for 3 minutes.
- Server wedges of date pudding with hot caramel sauce, and either double cream or ice cream.
