Sweet surprise filled with love for mum this Mother's Day!

A deliciously rich and super-moist steamed love heart sticky date pudding is the perfect way to show mum how much she means to you this Mother's Day! Steaming this pudding makes it even more irresistible if that could be possible, partnered alongside the sickeningly sweet but could not go without caramel sauce, vanilla ice-cream and the finishing touch sweet, sweet strawberries.
Food makes a beautiful present and says i love you even more when made from the heart!

Sticky Date Love Heart Pudding
Makes: 1 love heart pudding
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes

the ingredients
PUDDINGS
200g pitted dates, chopped
3/4 (200ml) cup water
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
60g butter, softened
160g light brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/3 cups (200g) self-raising flour
CARAMEL SAUCE
1 x 300ml carton pure cream
1/2 cup (125g) brown sugar
80g butter
Ice cream & strawberries to serve

lets have some fun
Heat 2 litres of water in the wok. Place dates in saucepan with 200ml water and cook over medium heat until just boiling. Add bicarbonate of soda and stir well. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes. Beat butter and sugar together with Silicone Whisk until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between additions. Add flour and whisk to combine. Add date mixture, stirring well until combined. Pour mixture into the love heart and place in steamer. Cover and steam for 25 minutes or until cooked through.

SAUCE: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, whisk well and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes.
Serve sauce drizzled over warm pudding, a scoop of ice cream and sprinkled with freshly chopped strawberries.

Happy Mothers Day mums',

love amie x