Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

By patticakes

Ingredients

• "Pudding" (cake)
• 1 1/4 cup chopped dates
• 1 1/4 cup water
• 1 ts soda
• 4 TBS butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• Sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup cream
• 1 cup butter

Preparation

Step 1

"Pudding"
Combine dates and water and bring to a boil. Add soda and blend or mash until smooth. Cream butter and sugar, then beat in eggs one at a time. Gently fold in flour, then the date mix.
Bake at 350 for 55 minutes or until cooked through.
Let stand for 10 minutes and turn onto a wire rack. Pour 1/4 cup sauce over pudding then return to oven for 5 minutes.

Sauce
Combine all ingredients, stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer 3 minutes.

Serve pudding with sauce spooned over it.