It's a Date...with Saucy Sticky Date Pudding

deseeded dried dates, roughly chopped into small pieces

water

bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)

salted butter, chopped roughly

large eggs (we use eggs with a minimum weight of 59g)

vanilla extract

self-raising flour

(2/3 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar

Peacans for decorating

firmly packed brown sugar

butter

pure cream

full fat milk

thickened ( or heavy) cream

granulated white sugar

whole vanilla bean, halved and seeds scraped

large egg yolks

vanilla extract