Banana pudding with tipsy toffee sauce

Ingredients

• 1 cup pitted dates, coarsely chopped
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 115 grams butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• Tipsy toffee sauce
• 100 grams butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 1/2 cup cream