Recipe

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• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup pitted dates
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• sauce
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp double cream

• 1 Lightly grease a cake pan.
• 2 Preheat oven to 350.
• 3 Soften butter in large mixing bowl then add sugar and cream until smooth.
• 4 Sift flour and baking powder onto a plate.
• 5 Beat egg with a little flour then add to creamed mixture and continue beating for a few minutes.
• 6 Mix in the rest of the flour.
• 7 Flour the dates lightly and chop finely.
• 8 Put into a bowl and pour boiling water over them then mix in soda and vanilla.
• 9 Gradually blend this mixture into the batter and mix well.
• 10 Transfer to prepared tin and spread out evenly.
• 11 Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.
• 12 To make sauce melt butter in a small saucepan and add sugar then the cream.
• 13 Simmer gently for three minutes.
• 14 Cut the hot pudding into squares and cover with the sauce.
• 15 Place under a hot grill until it bubbles taking care as this burns easily.
• 16 Serve at once.