Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce

Can be made as a whole pudding, or as a bunch of mini ones in a muffin tray.

2 cups chopped dates
½ cup brown sugar
2/3 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
½ cup plain flour
125g butter
2 tbs golden syrup
½ teaspoon bicarb of soda
½ cup self raising flour

Grease a deep 20cm round cake pan and line base. Combine dates, butter, sugar, syrup, milk and soda in medium saucepan. Bring to boil, remove from heat, cover and cool 30 minutes.
Stir eggs and sifted dry ingredients into date mixture. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake in moderate slow oven for about 1 hour. Stand 5 minutes before turning onto wire rack. Turn right way up and stand cake on rack over tray.

Butterscotch sauce

1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
300ml cream
200g butter

Combine ingredients over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter melted.