Monday 2 March 2015

STICKY DATE CAKE

Preheat your oven to 170 deg C
grease and line a 20cm pan ...

Combine 1 and 3/4 cups of dried pitted dates with 1 and 1/4 cups of water ,
Bring to the boil .
Remove from the heat and stir in 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda .
Leave to cool .
Then puree in a processor .

Use an electric mixer  to beat 60 gm of margarine
2/3rds of a cup of raw sugar once the mix is light and creamy add
1 cup of sifted S.R flour
Then beat in 2 eggs until well combined .
Pour into prepared pan .
Bake for 55 minutes .
Stand for 10 minutes before turning out onto a serving dish .

To make the sauce
Turn into a saucepan
3/4 of a cup of soft dark brown sugar
2 tbs of golden syrup
100gm of margarine
3/4 of a cup of thickened cream
1 tbs of vanilla essence
Stir to combine and bring to the boil
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes

To Assemble
Prick the pudding all over with a skewer
Spoon 1/2 a cup of sauce all over the pudding .
Let the pudding stand for 5 minutes

Serve with remaining sauce and double cream .
Enjoy .



 

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