Sticky Date Pudding

Name: Sticky Date Pudding
Yield: 20-22cm Round Tin OR 20cm Square Tin
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups Dried Pitted Dates *about 250g; 1 teaspoon B.C.Soda; 1 & 1/2 cups Boiling Water; 100 g Butter; 1 cup Brown Sugar *lightly packed; 2 Eggs *room temperature; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1 & 1/2 cups Self-Raising Flour; Cream or/and Caramel Sauce to serve

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

I never knew the fruit called ‘Date’ until I moved to Australia. The fruit was not known in Japan. My very first experience to taste the fruit was Sara Lee’s ‘Frozen Sticky Date Pudding’. I liked the flavour but I thought it was overwhelmingly sweet.

I have tried some recipes to make the pudding by myself, and every recipe freaked me out because of the amount of sugar! However, I have realised that 1 cup Brown Sugar is necessary for this dessert. Try ‘My Super Easy Caramel Sauce’ which will make the pudding next level.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

20-22cm Round Tin OR 20cm Square Tin

2 cupsDried Pitted Dates *about 250g
1 teaspoonB.C.Soda
1& 1/2 cups Boiling Water
100 gButter
1 cupBrown Sugar *lightly packed
2Eggs *room temperature
1 teaspoonVanilla Extract
1& 1/2 cups Self-Raising Flour
Cream or/and Caramel Sauce to serve

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Steps

1

First you need to soften the Dates. Chop up Dates finely and place in a heat-proof bowl. Carefully pour boiling water over the chopped dates, and add B.C. Soda and stir. Set aside while you are preparing other ingredients.
2

Preheat oven to 170°C. Line the base and side(s) of a cake tin with baking paper.
3

Using an electric mixer or a whisk, beat Butter, Brown Sugar and Vanilla until creamy. Add Eggs, 1 at a time, beating well. Fold in the date mixture (DO NOT drain) and Self-Raising Flour and mix well to combine.
4

Spoon the mixture into the cake tin. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until cooked through. Let it cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack.
5

Serve with Cream or/and Caramel Sauce.

Super Easy Caramel Sauce