Sticky Date Pudding!🥱 Pudding: - 200g dried dates (pitted) - 1 tsp baking soda - 1 cup boiling water - 80g butter (room temp) - 180g brown sugar - 2 eggs - 1tsp vanilla extract - 190g self raising flour, sifted Sauce: - 2 cups brown sugar - 500ml heavy cream - 1 tsp vanilla extract - 60g butter - pinch salt (don't miss this!) - Preheat oven 180°C (350F) and grease a cake tin (roughly 20cm) - Put dates, baking soda and boiling water into bowl and set aside (about 30 mins) - Add butter and brown sugar into a bowl and cream together with beaters until paler in color. - Add the eggs one at a time, make sure the first egg is mixed in through before adding the next! - If blending dates, do this now, or keep chunky, or half half is nice! - Add vanilla extract and sift flour into mixture, carefully folding in the flour. Add in the date mixture and mix until combined, don't over mix babe. - Pour batter into pan on middle oven shelf and bake for 30-35 mins or until a knife comes out clean. - To make the sauce place all ingredients into saucepan and melt down on medium low, bring up to simmer and continue to simmer/slightly boil for 5 mins < this part makes the sauce thick and extra slay! Mx #stickydatepudding #michaelfinch