Date Pudding

I love this pudding, you can use half dates and half sultanas, try figs also.  Serve with a toffee sauce and cream, yum. If you can resist it can be eaten cold a cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup dates
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 60 gm butter
• 1 teaspoon bi carb soda
• 1/2 cup castor sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups SR flour

Method

• Combine dates, water in pan, bring to boil
• remove from heat
• add soda and stand 15 minutes
• beat butter, sugar and essence till light and fluffy
• add eggs one at a time
• stir in flour and date mixture
• pour into greased and lined 20cm round tin
• bake in moderate oven approx 30 minutes or till skewer comes out clean
• serve as desired