1heaping cup of dates stones removed and finely chopped
¾cupboiling water
5tablespoonsbutter melted
¾cupdark brown sugar
1 ¼cupself-rising flour
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
3tablespoonsmolasses or black treacle
3large eggs
½cupmilk
Ice cream for serving
Toffee Sauce
1/3cupdark brown sugar
2tablespoonsmolasses or black treacle
5tablespoonsbutter melted
1teaspoonvanilla
½cupheavy cream
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8 x 11-inch baking dish.
Combine the dates and boiling water in a medium bowl. Let set 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, stir together the butter, dark brown sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, molasses, eggs and milk.
Stir in the dates until smooth.
Scrape the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Meanwhile, prepare the Toffee Sauce. In a saucepan, whisk together all the ingredients for the sauce. Bring to a low boil for about 1 to 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Pour half of the sauce over the warm pudding cake. Cut the cake and serve with ice cream and drizzle with leftover Toffee Sauce.