Toffee Date Pudding - A Summer Dessert

I know my readers must be thinking that I have a sweet tooth. But that is true. I just love to have desserts after a sumptuous dinner. This is almost a craving. If someone invites me for dinner then a sweet dish is a must. I just love chilled sweets in summers. First of all they help in digesting and then make the meal complete. This is a recipe which is easy to make although takes a little time. Go gooey with this dessert. In summers you can serve it chilled and in winters you can serve it hot.




Ingredients
For the pudding base
1 cup seedless dates
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon soda bicarbonate
1/2 cup flour
5 eggs
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tbsp vanilla essence
For Toffee Sauce
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp glucose
1/2 cup cream
1/4 cup milk

Method
* Boil the dates in water. Then add soda bicarbonate
* Keep this mixture in refrigerator for few hours before making the pudding
* In a bowl mix butter and brown sugar foolowed by eggs.
* Add one fourth of the flour. Pour the soak dates and water in it and mix properly.
* Cream in the remaining flour and add baking powder followed by vanilla essence.
* Butter the baking mould and pour the mixture in it.
* Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 160 degrees.
* For toffee sauce cook sugar, water and glucose till it turns into caramel color.
* Add butter and remove from heat.
* Add milk and cream together to the caramel. Mix it properly.
* Whisk till the mixture is smooth.
* In a plate place the pudding base first, then pour toffe sauce on it.
* Garnish with few nuts befor serving.