Sticky Date Pudding | The BBQ Barn

Ingredients

• 400 g grams pitted dried dates, roughly chopped
• 5 ½ tsp teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 375 ml millilitres boiling water
• 100 g grams butter, softened
• ¾ cup cup caster sugar
• 2 tsp teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups cups self-raising flour
• 5 ½ cups cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 375 ml millilitres pure cream
• 150 g grams butter, chopped