Dessert

Cape Brandy Pudding (Tipsy Tart)

Name: Cape Brandy Pudding (Tipsy Tart)
Total time: 1h 30m
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: South Africa
Ingredients: 250g dates, chopped; 1 tsp bicarb; 250 ml boiling water; 125g butter; 200g sugar; 2 eggs; 250g flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 100g pecans; 300 ml water; 250g sugar; 100 ml brandy; 1 tsp vanilla

Sticky date and pecan pudding soaked with a hot brandy syrup — a Cape farmhouse classic since the 1700s.

1h 30m 10 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 250g dates, chopped
• 1 tsp bicarb
• 250 ml boiling water
• 125g butter
• 200g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 250g flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100g pecans
• 300 ml water
• 250g sugar
• 100 ml brandy
• 1 tsp vanilla

Method

Step 1 of 425%

Pour boiling water on dates with bicarb; cool.

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1
Pour boiling water on dates with bicarb; cool.
2
Cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs; fold in flour, dates and pecans.
3
Bake 180°C for 45 min.
4
Simmer syrup ingredients 5 min; pour hot over hot pudding; rest 20 min.