Family Cookbooks

370g pitted dates
1 1/2 tsp bicarb
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
90g butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups SR flour

Caramel Sauce

150g butter
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup golden syrup
3/4 cup cream

Oven set to 180 deg C
Chop dates and put in pan with 440ml water
Bring to boil and remove from heat, add bicarb & ginger, stand for 5min

Cream together butter, sugar and eggs (one at a time).
Fold in sifted flour and spice
Add date mixture and stir
Pour into tin and bake for 1 hr

 Caramel

Stir all ingredients in pad over low heat until sugar has disolved. Simmer uncovered for 3 min. Pour some over pudding when serving