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Squidgy Pudding

Ingredients

1 cup chopped Dates
1 tsp Soda Bicarb
3/4 cup boiling Water
1 cup Sugar
50 gms Butter
1 Egg
150-175 gms Self Raising Flour
1/4 tsp Salt

Method

1. Place dates, soda bicarb and boiling water in a small bowl and leave to soak for 15 minutes.
2. Cream butter and sugar, add egg, flour, salt and date mixture. Pour into a greased 9-inch dish and cook for 1- 1 1/4 hours at 375^oF or 190^oC.
3. Pour syrup over the cake when cool and serve with cream.

Syrup

1 cup Sugar
1 cup Cold Water
1-2 tsp Vanilla Essence (depending on taste)
25 gms Butter

Heat water and sugar gently, then boil for 5 min. Add vanilla essence and butter cool slightly. Pour the sauce over the cake while syrup is still warm.

Note: Add some grated orange ring to the filling and use some for decoration.