Andrew's Sticky Date Pudding

Cake Ingredients

• 1 tsp Bicarb of Soda
• 180g Dates, pitted and chopped
• 1 Cup Boiling water
• 150g Soft Brown Sugar
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2 med Eggs
• 180 g Flour – sifted

Cake Method

1. Preheat oven to 180 C.
2. Soak Dates with Bicarb of Soda in the cup of boiling water. Let it soak for at least 15-20 mins.
3. Cream together sugar and butter until well mixed.
4. Beat in 2 eggs, one at a time.
5. Fold in the flour.
6. Mix in the dates mixture.
7. In a buttered square pan, bake for 30 to 40 mins until it comes of the sides.

Toffee Sauce Ingredients

• 150g Sugar
• 2 tbsp Butter
• ¾ cup Light Whipping Cream
• ½ tsp Vanilla extract OR 1 tsp Vanilla essence

Toffee Sauce Method

1. Melt butter in a saucepan.
2. Mix in the sugar, vanilla and whipping cream. Keep stirring as it burns easily (don’t use max setting). When it starts bubbling, reduce heat and simmer very very slowly for about 15 mins, stirring every 30 secs.

Putting it together

1. Make holes in the cake with a skewer and pour the toffee sauce into the pan.
2. Return to heat for the last 5 mins of baking.