Sticky Date Pudding

This is a really easy, and yummo, Sticky Date pudding recipe. It's from the CWA, so it must be good!

Pudding
1 cup chopped dates
1 1/4 cups water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
60g butter or margarine
3/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup self-raising flour

Sauce
1 cup soft brown sugar
125g butter
150ml cream
1/2 tsp vanilla

Preheat oven to 180C and grease and flour a tin. For pudding, cook dates in water until combined.

Beat in remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into prepared tin. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked. For sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan and boil for 5 minutes. Pour over pudding to serve.