Upside Down Date Pudding Recipes

DATE PUDDING UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350*.
• place dates and butter in an ungreased 13x9" baking pan --
• stir in 1 cup of boiling water to soften dates and melt butter -- stir well.
• add cake mix, eggs and walnuts.stir with fork for 2-3 minutes or blended --
• scrape bottoms and sides of pan once in a while with rubber spatula to be sure all is combined --
• spread batter evenly in pan.
• sprinkle with brown sugar, pour remaining 1 1/2 cups boiling water, slowly.over brown sugar --
• DO NOT STIR!
• bake at 350* for 40-45 minutes or golden brown.
• serve warm with whipped topping if desired -- .

UPSIDE-DOWN DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil. Add 1 tablespoon butter and 1 1/2 cups brown sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
• Put the dates in a small bowl. Top with 1 cup boiling water and set aside.
• In another small bowl blend 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons butter and egg. Beat well.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add to egg/sugar mixture alternately with cooled date mixture.
• Pour batter into an 8x12x2 inch baking dish. Pour brown sugar sauce evenly over batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cut into squares and invert to serve. Top each serving with whipped cream.

UPSIDE-DOWN DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Combine dates and water. Blend sugars, egg, and butter. Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt; add to sugar mixture. Stir in nuts and cooled date mixture. Pour into 11x7x1 1/2 inch baking dish. Top with Brown sugar Sauce: Combine 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, and 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Bake in moderate oven (375°) about 40 minutes. Cut in squares; invert on plates. Serve warm with whipped cream.

APRICOT UPSIDE DOWN PUDDINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C conventional (160°C fan forced). Line the bases of a 6 Texan (3/4 cup/180ml) muffin pans with a circle of baking paper.
• To make the Sauce: Place butter, dark brown sugar, water and lemon juice into a saucepan a stir over medium heat for 5 mins or until sugar has dissolved and mixture forms a sauce.
• To make the Pudding: Beat extra butter and raw caster sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs beating well between each addition.
• Stir in almond meal, flour, spices and milk. Spoon two teaspoons of sauce into the base of each muffin pan and top with apricots. Spoon pudding batter over the top of apricots.
• Bake for 20-25 mins or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Stand in pan for 5 mins then turn onto plates and enjoy with the extra sauce and cream.

DATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; add dates and nuts. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to creamed mixture; set aside. , In a saucepan, combine water with remaining brown sugar and butter. Bring to a boil; boil 5 minutes. Pour into a 9-in. round baking pan. Spoon batter on top of sauce. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold with whipped cream or ice cream.