- 1 cup plus 1 tbsp flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup chopped dates (or more if you wish)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4 tbsps soft butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Butter a 10″ round or square pan.
Put the dates in a bown and add 1-1/4 cups boiling water along with the baking soda. Set aside.
Beat the butter and sugar until well combined and fluffy and add the egg and vanilla and blend well.
Mix the flour and baking powder together and add to the butter mixture and then fold in the dates
with the water. Pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Cool on rack
Sauce
- 8 tbsps butter
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup light brown sugar
Combine all in a pan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil over medium low heat until
Thickened, about 7-8 minutes.
Spread about 1/3 of the sauce on top of the pudding and put in the broiler for 1 minutes. Remove.
Serve with additional sauce, and whipped cream or vanilla ice cream