# Sticky Date Pudding

A warm winter dessert with dates and caramel sauce.

- Total time: 40 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 175 g dates
- 250 ml water
- 5 g bicarb soda
- 60 g unsalted butter
- 175 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 175 g plain flour
- 5 g baking powder
- a pinch cinnamon
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 180 ml cream
- 165 g brown sugar
- a good squeeze vanilla paste
- to taste sea salt

## Instructions

1. Boil dates and water in a saucepan.
2. Stir in bicarb, then let cool.
3. Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.
4. Beat in eggs.
5. Fold in flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.
6. Mix in the cooled date mixture until fully combined.
7. Pour into a lined tin.
8. Bake at 160°C for 35–40 mins or until cooked through.
9. For the sauce, bring all ingredients to the boil until glossy and smooth.
10. Pour sauce over cake.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- whisk
- stand mixer

## Tips

- Once your pudding’s out of the oven, stab it all over before pouring over that golden caramel sauce… so it really soaks in. Trust me, it’s next level!

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-06-18

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