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Australian sticky date pudding
Date: March 16, 2008
Send by CookinMom at formula goldmine.com May 14, 2001
This Australian formula, 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.
Cake
1/2 normal cup butter, room temperature, cut into eight
, , , pieces plus extra to butter pan
1 1/4 normal cups chopped pitted dates
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 normal cup granulated sugar
2 chicken eggs
1 1/4 normal cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
Caramel Sauce
1/2 normal cup butter
1/4 normal cup whipping cream
1/2 normal cup plus 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cake: Preheat 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 good water (about 1 1/2 normal 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 chicken eggs, adding the chicken eggs one at a time. Gently mix in the flour, salt and vanilla. Slowly stir in the baking powder and 1/4 normal 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.