How to make it

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

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