Baking & Desserts
Sticky Date Pudding
Prep 15 mins. /Cook 30 mins.
serves 10
Easy
Sticky Date Pudding
Method
- Preheat oven to 160°C fan forced. Grease and line the base and sides of a 22cm square pan with butter and baking paper.
- Combine dates, bi-carb soda and boiling water in a heatproof bowl. Allow to stand for 20 minutes until dates are soft.
- Process date mixture in a food processor. Add butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs and process until smooth. If you have a large food processor, add sifted flour and baking powder and process until smooth. Or tip date mixture into a large bowl, add flour and baking powder and stir until combined.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake for about 1 hour or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cover with foil if overbrowning while cooking.
- Cool pudding for 30 minutes in pan before turning upside-down on a flat surface onto a piece of baking paper. Allow to cool. This will flatten the top.
- Invert back onto a serving plate to serve warm or allow to come to room temperature.
- Make salted caramel sauce, by combining all ingredients in a medium saucepan over a medium heat. Stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Gently boil for 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Remove and allow to cool to warm.
- Serve with sauce poured over the pudding and whipped cream on the side.
More Tips
- Use the large 600 ml Western Star thickened cream so you can use half in sauce and whip remaining to serve with pudding.
- Cake will stay fresh for 4 days. Wrap and freeze left over pieces so they can be defrosted and warmed in the microwave for a quick dessert.
- Salted Caramel Sauce will keep in the fridge up to week. Reheat in microwave to serve.
- Pudding and caramel sauce can also be frozen separately for up to 1 month.
IN THIS RECIPE
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Forgotten to soften the butter?
Grate butter coarsely, spread onto baking paper and stand for 10 minutes before using. Alternatively chop into 2cm cubes, microwave on 30% power in 10 second bursts until just softened.