Karol Lawry's recipe! Incredible

Filling Ingredients:

1 Cup chopped dates 2 eggs 1 teaspoon of baking soda 3/4 cup of raw sugar 2 tablespoons of butter 1 cup of water 1 and 1/ 4 cups of self raising flour 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Sauce ingredients:

1 cup of brown sugar 1 cup of cream 1/2 cup of butter 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Chop 1 cup of dates

In a saucepan simmer dates in 1 cup of water until all mushy, minimum 20 mins.

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C

Watch the dates, add more water if they get too dry

Make the Pudding mixture

Add 1 and 1/4 cups of self raising flour

Add 2 Eggs

Add 1 cup of Water

Add 3/4 cup of raw Sugar

Note: When i made this recipe i only had white sugar - its till turned out great

Add 1 teaspoon of Vanilla

Add 2 tablespoons of Butter. I melted it so it would mix better

Add 1 teaspoon Baking Soda (a.k.a Bi-Carb Soda)

Mix well

After about 25 mins, dates will be gooey. Remove from heat, allow dates to cool slightly

Prepare a baking tin. you can either make a loaf or cup cakes

Butter the pan

Flour the pan, tip out the excess flour

Add cooled dates mix well.

Note: if you are in a hurry, its not vital that the dates cool

Add to baking tray. Bake at 180 deg C for 25 mins

Make the Sauce

1 cup of Brown sugar

1/2 cup of Butter

1 cup of Cream

i teaspoon of Vanilla

Heat the Sauce.

Boil for 5 mins stirring regularly

After 25 mins, check if the dumplings are cooked. Poke with a knife or stick, if it comes out clean, they are done.

Serve up! Add sauce and vanilla ice cream

Taste test.........Enjoy