Ingredients

Steps

• Boil 250ml water with rum and vanilla seeds, then pour over dates and soak for one hour.
• Preheat oven to 180°C and grease individual moulds or loaf tins.
• Whisk butter and brown sugar, then beat in eggs, flour, bicarbonate of soda, and the date mixture.
• Spoon mixture into tins and bake for 12-15 minutes until firm.
• Boil sugar, syrup, treacle, and butter until dark amber, then whisk in warmed cream and salt.
• Top puddings with banana slices, dust with sugar, caramelise with a blowtorch, and serve with sauce.