Ginger Sticky Date Pudding with Killinchy Gold Pure Vanilla Ice Cream

Recipe submitted by Killinchy Gold Facebook promotion winner Louise

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups pitted dates, chopped
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 60g butter, chopped
• 3/4 cup Soft Brown or Dark Cane Sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup self-raising flour

Caramel Sauce:

• 2 cups Soft Brown or Chelsea Dark Cane Sugar
• 250ml cream
• 50g butter
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180°C
• Grease deep 20cm round cake tin, line base with baking paper
• Combine dates, boiling water and soda in bowl
• Stand for 5 minutes
• Blend or process date mixture with butter and sugar until almost smooth, add eggs and flour, mixing until just combined
• Pour mixture into prepared pan
• Bake 45-50 minutes or until cooked through
• Cover with foil during baking if over browning
• While cooking make the Caramel Sauce
  • Combine all ingredients in medium pan, stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter melted- it will get thick and bubble
• Serve with caramel sauce poured over the top with Killinchy Gold ice cream- my favourites with this recipe are Killinchy Gold Gold Rock Hokey Pokey or Killinchy Gold Pure Vanilla