Sticky Date Pudding

Ingredients (Pudding):

  • 200g dates, chopped

  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

  • 250ml boiling water

  • 75g butter, softened

  • 100g brown sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 175g self-raising flour

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Ingredients (Toffee Sauce):

  • 100g butter

  • 100g brown sugar

  • 150ml double cream

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease a baking dish.

  2. Pour boiling water over dates and bicarb; let stand 10 mins.

  3. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour, then fold in date mixture.

  4. Pour into dish and bake 35–40 mins until golden.

  5. For sauce: melt butter and sugar in a pan, stir in cream and simmer 2–3 mins.

Pour warm sauce over pudding to serve.