What makes my world go round...

The post Christmas sale is on and u shud see the crowd in town yesterday... we were out the whole day yesterday.. not to shop till we drop.. no way... but to do little errands and at the same time to go to our fav cafe.. unfortunately when we got to Paragon.. Caffe Beviamo was closed.. so no Piccolo Latte coffee and sticky date pudding for us but instead we had our coffee in PS Cafe.. i am not saying PS Cafe is not that good.. it is .. the coffee is little thin for our liking and to be paying $15 for a slice of cake is a little pricey! :o(
Talking abt this pudding... i think we got addicted to it ever since we were still dating.. every single time we wanna hv desert we will head to Tanglin Mall.. their coffee is the best and their sticky date pudding is to die for.. anyway dont ask me why i hv not attempted baking it all this while cos i really hv no answer to it.. to be honest.. ever since i started baking full time again.. i hv never.. not once ordered any cake fm any bakery.. every single time i feel like ordering some i will always end up walking out of the bakery.. last week on my bday.. hb told me not to bake but instead buy one as my bday cake... i didnt end up doing so simply cos i cant.. and if i now start baking my fav sticky date pudding and if the recipe turns out well.. i dont think i would be able to enjoy my coffee with any other desert.. lets just say... dont spoil ur palette lah Rima.. u need to go to a cafe and hv coffee with some kinda desert!!
Anyway.. we got home.. had our dinner and had coffee with no cake.. i told hb that maybe its time for me to try out one of the two recipes which i hv kept in my notebook of sticky date pudding... so right after the 9:30pm news.. i took out my butter.. whipped it and bef i knew it .. my cake was ready... we didnt hv it right away as we didnt hv any vanilla ice cream in our fridge.. so this morning right after brekkie.. hb drove to the nearest supermarket.. got ourself Vanilla ice cream and guess what we had as desert... sticky date pudding in our own comfort zone.. weeeee my super fussy hb gave 9 1/2 out of 10 and walloped the whole plate.. the cake itself is super soft and moist.. full of flavor and i am so so glad that i used the batter baker butterscotch sauce recipe cos it didnt overpower this desert .. now how on earth am i gonna go back to my normal routine of having sticky date pudding and coffee in Caffe Beviamo!! welp!
Ingredients (serves 8)
250g pitted dates, chopped
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1 1/2 cups boiling water
125g butter, softened - i used unsalted anchor brand and added 1/4 tsp to my flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract - no stock so used 2tsp of vanilla essence
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups White Wings Self-Raising Flour, sifted - i used flour and added 1tsp of baking powder
Butterscotch Sauce
90g brown sugar
120ml thickened cream - i used double cream
80g butter

Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and line the base of a 7cm deep, 22cm (base) cake pan.
- Place dates and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Pour over boiling water. Allow to stand for 20 minutes - I boil water and dates and once it started to boil.. i off heat and added bicarbonate of soda.. let it stand for 20 mins or till lukewarm to touch.
- Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Using a large metal spoon, fold through date mixture and flour until well combined.
- Spoon mixture into prepared cake pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Turn onto a plate.
- Make sauce Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until sauce comes to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 2 minutes.
- Pierce pudding all over with a skewer. Pour 1/2 cup of warm sauce over warm pudding. Stand for 10 minutes. Cut into wedges. Serve with remaining sauce.
This is Cafe Beviamo sticky date pudding pic that i took a year ago and was featured in my blog.. i remembered the day i took this pic.. new camera so the pic didnt do justice to how delish this sticky date pudding is..anywho if u want another recipe for the cake that uses less butter here it is..
Ingredients
200g pitted dates
300ml water
1 tsp baking soda
40g walnuts (optional)
60g butter
40g brown sugar
100g white sugar
2 eggs
150g flour
1 tsp baking powder
Source: First recipe taken fm Taste.au

Comments
btw, i've uploaded photos of Shariff here http://dairimama.blogspot.com/2010/12/rindu-shariff.html
Actually semalam i went to ur blog and then i left a comment.. tak lepas ke my comment?? lahhhh..
I said si dak Shariff tu if rambut dia keriwil macam sonia sure lagi sama hehehhe
Nak ke?? masih ade 8 keping ni.. tinggal heat the cake.. heat the sauce and voila.. a plate of sticky date pudding for u :o)
Siapa tahu.. insyallah.. but siapa pulak nak kelolekan bakery/cafe tu.. nanti i tak dak chance nak membontot my hb gi outstation lagi heheh
Langsir beli kat pasar malam... murah aje heheh..tak lah i got someone to renovate my house.. good service.. u can go to her link kat bawah tu..
This my hb's kinda dessert. I tak heran sgt this type of dessert...hehehez. Me and hb ada different taste buds lah when it comes to dessert, ada sikit leceh lah :D The only thing we like together gether is ice cream...hehehez
Muahaha ape ade pada lemak di hips bila dibandingkan dgn kesedapannye yg tak boleh ditolak banding dgn ape2 pong haha..
I think dude is gonna love this! yup I think so, so akan ku usahakan jadi isteri mithani & wat kan dia, ya tak..anyways, he can afford it la, not having an ounce of fat on him, bini dia lain arrj...gn kata ounce, mau berpound2 ada :)
Every single time! Every single time that I click and take a look at your baking pictures, I will end up leaving calculating what's available in my kicthen so that I can bake some! Awesome and yummy looking pics!
My hb lagi kurus bangat.. makan ape pun tak tahu pergi ke mana benda tu.. not an inch of fat kat hip dia and on any other part of his body lol.. kita tok sah cakap.. makan makan makan semua kena distributed kat badan.. tu sebab nak kurus macam dia tak boleh one hehe
You cuba buat ah babe.. senang and sure dia suka one.. lepas tu boleh ajak dia gi TOTT hehe
It's such a lovely dessert!
Wanna check with u, instead of using double cream, can i use the Nestle cream instead? Tq!
Best to use thickened cream or double cream.. to be honest.. i am not a big fan of nestle cream but if u dont hv both cream.. u can always try and use nestle cream..
I also the same when i look at other food blogger.. sure macam meleleh air liur hehe
Eh mustahil tak de spare tyre.. i am in my 40s so of cos nak burn fat punya lah susah.. :o)
When I say 'menciiii' .. you know what I mean, kan??