Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped dried pitted dates
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 100g butter, chopped
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 1/3 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- 1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 300ml pure cream
- 100g butter, chopped
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 6cm-deep, 20cm round cake pan. Line base and side with baking paper.
2. Place dates and 2 cups cold water in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 5 minutes or until dates are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in bicarbonate of soda. Cool for 5 minutes.
3. Process butter, sugar, eggs, flours, spice and date mixture until just combined. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean. Stand in pan for 5 minutes. Turn, top side up, onto a wire rack.
4. Meanwhile, make sauce Combine sugar, cream and butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until butter has melted. Simmer for 3 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly.
5. Serve pudding warm or cold with butterscotch sauce.
