Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
340       grams         dates
2         Teaspoon      bicarb of soda
120       grams         butter
340       grams         brown sugar
4                       eggs
340       grams         self raising flour
1         Teaspoon      vanilla essence

Toffee Sauce:
400       grams         brown sugar
200       milliliter    thickened cream
250       grams         butter
                        Vanilla essence

Preparation:

Pudding: Boil dates and bicarbonate of soda in two cups of water. Remove from heat. When cool add remaining ingredients and bake in a 29cm tall side, round cake tin for 1 hr at 150 degrees Celsius. Sauce: Mix ingredients together in a pot and cook until golden. To serve cut slices of pudding and cover with warmed sauce.