Australian Sticky Date Pudding (Cake)
This Australian Sticky Date Pudding, a very moist, scrumptious cake (not what we'd call a pudding) has taken Down Under by storm. You'll find it on restaurant and dinner party menus across that country.
Recipe Ingredients
Cake
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature, cut into eight pieces plus extra to butter pan
- 1 1/4 cups chopped pitted dates
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
Caramel Sauce
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method
- Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-inch round baking pan with sides at least 2 inches high, such as a springform pan.
- Place the dates in a saucepan and cover with water (about 1 1/2 cups). Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer and cook for 3 minutes. Add the baking soda (the mixture will foam) and set aside.
- In a bowl, cream the cut up butter, sugar and eggs, adding the eggs one at a time. Gently mix in the flour, salt and vanilla. Slowly stir in the baking powder and 1/4 cup of the liquid from cooking the dates, until the cake mixture resembles thick pancake batter. Drain off remainder of date cooking liquid and discard. Stir in the dates.
- Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until cooked in the center.
- Sauce: Combine the butter, whipping cream, brown sugar and vanilla extract. Bring to a boil; reduce to simmer, and cook for 3 minutes.
- To serve: Drizzle some of the sauce over the cake as it is cooling.
- Serve remaining sauce separately.
Makes 10 servings.
Posted by CookinMom at recipe goldmine.com May 14, 2001.