I can't help myself it's just that time of year, time for yummy, warm, delicious desserts and here is the recipe for another one of my families favourites for chilly winter nights.
Sticky Date Pudding
1 cup SR flour
half cup brown sugar
2 eggs
50g butter
half cup water
1 cup of whole dried dates
splash of vanilla extract
1 tsp bicarb soda.
* Mix sugar and butter in your mixer till soft and creamy.
* Add eggs one at a time, mixing in well.
* Now add the flour while mixer is on a slow speed.
* In a small pot bring the water and vanilla to the boil
* Add the dates, leave for 2 mins giving dates time to soften.
* Now add the bicarb to the water and date mixture before adding it all to the batter in your mixer.
* Cook in a loaf tin, square dish or muffin tray on 160c for roughly 15 mins, time will vary depending on tray used.
Now the caramel sauce.....
2 TBS of brown sugar
1 TBS butter
2 TBS cream
*put all sauce ingredients into a small pot ad mix over a mild heat till it just starts to boil then remove from heat.
We like to serve ours with Connoisseur caramel, honey & macadamia ice cream. YUM!
This is the easiest cake recipe and the best part is not only is it deliciously moreish and moist but you can add just about any flavour you like to it! It is just as lovely with coffee for afternoon tea as it is warm and served with custard for dessert.
My kids love lime, so today it's lime & coconut cake for us, why don't you give it a go.
1 cup SR flour
half cup caster sugar
half cup of plain vanilla yoghurt
2 eggs
splash of vanilla
1 TBS melted butter
& here's the fun part, add which ever you like, here are some ideas:
juice and rind of
1 lemon
or
1 lime
or
1 orange
or
half cup of chopped tinned peaches
or
half a cup of choc chips
or
half a cup of coconut.
*now melt the butter and set aside.
*mix flour, sugar, eggs, yoghurt and vanilla together either by hand or with a mixer.
*stir in the melted butter.
*add your flavour of choice and fold gently.
*cook on 150c in a loaf tin for around 40 mins or until golden brown.
This is the easiest cake recipe and the best part is not only is it deliciously moreish and moist but you can add just about any flavour you like to it! It is just as lovely with coffee for afternoon tea as it is warm and served with custard for dessert.
My kids love lime, so today it's lime & coconut cake for us, why don't you give it a go.
1 cup SR flour
half cup caster sugar
half cup of plain vanilla yoghurt
2 eggs
splash of vanilla
1 TBS melted butter
& here's the fun part, add which ever you like, here are some ideas:
juice and rind of
1 lemon
or
1 lime
or
1 orange
or
half cup of chopped tinned peaches
or
half a cup of choc chips
or
half a cup of coconut.
*now melt the butter and set aside.
*mix flour, sugar, eggs, yoghurt and vanilla together either by hand or with a mixer.
*stir in the melted butter.
*add your flavour of choice and fold gently.
*cook on 150c in a loaf tin for around 40 mins or until golden brown.
