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For the sauce

Nutrition: Per serving (10)

  • kcal604
  • fat32g
  • saturates19g
  • carbs72g
  • sugars50g
  • fibre4g
  • protein7g
  • salt0.7g
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Method

  • step 1

    Put the dates in a bowl and pour in 300ml boiling water. Leave to soak for 30 mins. Meanwhile, make the sauce by tipping all the ingredients, a big pinch of salt and 300ml boiling water into a pan, then whisk over a medium heat and simmer for 2 mins. Pour into a jug and leave to cool slightly. Once the dates are soaked, use a hand blender to blitz the dates and water until you have smooth paste. Leave to cool slightly. Butter a deep 35 x 25cm dish.

  • step 2

    Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Beat together the butter and sugar for 3 mins until smooth. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each addition. Fold in the flour, bicarb and baking powder along with a pinch of salt. Once combined, mix in the date purée, then fold in the dark chocolate. Pour the sponge batter into the prepared dish and spread out evenly using the back of a spoon. Pour the chocolate sauce evenly over the top of the batter.

  • step 3

    Bake in the oven for 30-35 mins until risen, then leave to rest for 2 mins. Serve warm with a big scoop of ice cream or warm custard.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2021

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Overall rating

A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.57 ratings

susangracew92306

This recipe sadly didn't work for me :( After 35 mins cooking it was totally sloppy and wet and uncooked. Very disappointed. Thought I'd followed the instructions and have been cooking for over 40 years. Will try cooking it more later as see others have also had this issue.

christophercaudle200326143

tip

Delicious, but took around 50 minutes to cook through

mjsilverwood

question

Is it really 1tbls of baking powder or is it meant to be 1 tsp?

christophercaudle200326143

I used 1tbsp, all good

catherinebayfield02983

I’m absolutely gutted. Terrible instructions. If the sauce needs to simmer to become thicker ( you don’t say this) tell us. Mine was liquid.I’ve got a horrible sloppy disaster of a mess. Going to have to run out and buy a dessert. You also don’t list water and pinch of salt in ingredients. Made…

catherinebayfield02983

I put the dessert back in the oven and cooked on a low heat for a further 20 minutes and it was much improved. Family and friends loved it.

Jac72

question

Could I use a mini loaf tin to make these for small individual puddings?

medisin

Yes but you might need a shorter cooking time. Maybe start checking them after 20 minutes.

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