Main Ingredients:

1 cup dates (180g) -- pitted and chopped 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 cup boiling water 2 TBSP butter 1 cup soft brown sugar (150 g) 2 eggs. 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour (180 g) -- sifted Toffee Sauce: 1 cup soft brown sugar (150 g) 3/4 cup light whipping cream. 1/2 tsp vanilla 2 TBSP butter

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Mix dates and baking soda in a heat-proof bowl. Pour boiling water on topand leave to stand. Cream butter and sugar until pale, then add eggs oneat a time, heating well after each addition. Gently fold in sifted flour,stir in the date mixture, and pour into a lightly buttered 18cm or 7"square or round cake tin. Bake in a preheated oven (180 C) for 30-40minutes, until an inserted skewer comes clean.Combine sugar, cream, vanilla essence and butter in a saucepan, bring tothe boil, stirring, and simmer for five minutes. Set aside until ready toserve, then quickly reheat when needed. Cut pudding into squares and placeeach square in the centre of a warm dinner plate. Pour hot toffee sauceover each square and serve with fresh cream.

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