TRADITIONAL CAPE BRANDY PUDDING

Traditional Cape Brandy Pudding image

South Africans love this pudding. The recipe is up on the site but this is the one I took to our "do" at MarieAlice's house and I promised to post it. It's a dark brown date pudding which is drowned in a brandy and butter sauce. Serve with cream. Prep and cooking times are approx.

Provided by Sherrie-pie

Categories Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

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Ingredients

250 ml dates, chopped
5 ml bicarbonate of soda
250 ml boiling water
375 ml flour
2 1/2 ml baking powder
5 ml salt
125 ml butter
250 ml sugar
2 eggs, beaten
5 ml nuts, chopped
10 ml butter
180 ml brown sugar
250 ml water
5 ml vanilla essence
125 ml brandy

Steps:

Mix the bicarbonate of soda with the boiling water and pour over the dates. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Cream the butter and sugar well and then beat in the eggs. Mix in the flour and the nuts and finally stir in the dates and water in which they have soaked. Turn into a buttered, shallow ovenproof dish and bake at 190C for 40 - 50 minutes.
To make the sauce: Mix the butter, brown sugar and water and boil, until it forms a syrup. Remove from the heat stir in the vanilla and brandy. Pour the sauce over the hot pudding and allow it to soak inches.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 707.3, Fat 19.9, SaturatedFat 11.6, Cholesterol 116.3, Sodium 805.2, Carbohydrate 76.3, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 47, Protein 6.6

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