"Rich, fluffy date cake drenched in sticky, sweet butterscotch sauce. The perfect pudding...."
INGREDIENTS
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FOR THE PUDDING:
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7-⅞ ounces, weight (7.5oz) Dates, Pitted And Chopped
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1-½ teaspoon Bi-carbonate (baking) Soda
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1 cup, 7 tablespoons, 2 teaspoons, ¼ pinches (1 1/3 Cups) Boiling Water
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2-⅛ ounces, weight (1/4 Cup) Butter, At Room Temperature
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6 ounces, weight (3/4 Cups) Caster Sugar
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2 whole Eggs
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6 ounces, weight (1 1/4 Cups, 6oz) Self-Rising Flour (Or Plain Flour + 2.5 Tsp Baking Powder)
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1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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FOR THE SAUCE:
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6-¼ ounces, weight (3/4 Cup) Unsalted (sweet) Butter
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½ pounds, 2-? ounces, weight (1 1/2 Cups Firmly Packed) Brown Sugar
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1 cup, 2-? teaspoons, ? pinches (1 Cups) Thickened (whipping) Cream
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½ whole Vanilla Bean, Seeds Only OR 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Bean Paste