1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. 2. Mix the dates and baking soda in a bowl. 3. Pour boiling water on top and leave until needed. 4. Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition. 5. Fold in the sifted flour, stir in the date mixture, and pour into a greased 18cm or 7" square or round cake tin. 6. Bake for 30-40 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean. 7. For the sauce: Combine sugar, cream, vanilla essence and butter in a saucepan, bring to the boil, stirring, and simmer for five minutes. 8. Set aside until ready to serve. 9. Cut pudding into squares and place each square in the centre of a warm dinner plate. 10. Pour hot toffee sauce (reheat if neccesary) over each square and serve with ice cream. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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