Australian Sticky Date Pudding
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 8 ounces dates, chopped
- 2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3⁄4 tablespoons baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
directions
- Butter a 9" round or square baking pan with 1 tbls butter.
- Place dates in saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Add baking soda, Set aside.
- In a bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter, the 5 tbls granualted sugar and the eggs, adding one at a time.
- Mix well after each egg addition. Gently fold in flour, salt and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Slowly stir in baking powder and 1/2 cup of the date cooking liquid until cake mixture resembles thick pancake batter.
- Discard remaining cooking liquid. Stir in dates.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350* for 30-40 minutes or until cooked in center.
- Make a sauce by combining 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup heavy cream, brown sugar and 1/2 tsp vanilla in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes. Drizzle some of the sauce over the cake as it is cooling.
- Serve the remainder of sauce seperately. Garnish with whipped cream.I sometimes use Cool Whip.to save fat grahams.
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