Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

Ingredients

Pudding

• 200g chopped dates
• 310ml water
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 60g butter
• ¾ cup raw sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self raising flour

Sauce

• 1½ cups raw sugar
• 250g unsalted buttermilk
• 300ml cream

Method

1. Combine dates and water in a saucepan, bring to boil and remove from the heat.
2. Add bicarbonate of soda and let it stand for five minutes.
3. Blend date mixture until smooth.
4. Beat butter and sugar in a bowl, add eggs one t a time and beat until combined.
5. Mix in sifted flour and then date mixture.
6. Bake in a prepared dish in a moderate over for 50 minutes.
7. To make the butterscotch sauce, combine all ingredients in a pan, stir over heat without boiling until sugar is dissolved.

Notes

• Makes eight serves.
• Serve cake warm with hot butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream.