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Icky Sticky Pudding
Ingredients
 | 340g chopped dates |
| 2 tspn bicarb soda |
| 500 ml water |
| 120g diced butter |
| 340g brown sugar |
| 4 lightly beaten eggs |
| 400g SR flour, sifted |
| 1 tspn vanilla essence |
Method
| Preheat oven to 140 deg C |
| Chop dates and mix with bicarb soda and water in a saucepan and boil until dark and soft. |
| While still warm, add diced butter and brown sugar and stir well until dissolved and melted. |
| Cool the mixture. |
| Add lightly beaten eggs, then sifted flour and vanilla and beat well. |
| Grease and flour a 24cm cake tin and add pudding mixture. Bake for about 1 hour in a moderately slow oven, 140c. |
| Serve warm with hot caramel sauce. |
| You can re-heat in the microwave to serve. Don't over microwave or it will get dry |
Hot Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
| 200ml whipping cream |
| 250g unsalted butter |
| 400g brown sugar |
| Dash vanilla essence |
| 2 tblspn brandy |
Method
| Dissolve butter and sugar in a small pan. |
| Add cream, vanilla, and brandy and gently bring to the simmer |
| And there you have it |
My first recipe contribution and seeing it constitutes my sixth food group, I thought it was rather appropriate. I know it works because my Aunty makes it and its yummo. [Submitted by MD]
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