Cape Brandy Pudding

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 125 ml boiling water
• 100 g chopped dates
• 3 ml bicarbonate of soda
• 30 ml butter
• 75 ml sugar
• 200 ml cake flour
• 5 ml baking powder
• 1 egg, beaten
• 50 g chopped walnuts
• 125 ml sugar
• 125 ml hot water
• 15 ml butter
• 30 ml brandy
• 3 ml vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 pour boiling water over dates, set aside to soften.
• 2 add bicarb, butter and sugar and blend well.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together and fold into the date mixture.
• 4 add egg and walnuts and mix.
• 5 lightly grease a microwave pan and bake for 5 –6 minutes on 100% power.
• 6 for the syrup combine sugar, water and butter in a glass bowl and microwave on 100% power for 1 – 2 minutes until boiling point.
• 7 stir in vanilla and brandy.
• 8 pour hot syrup over warm tart.
• 9 serve with cream.