Bring the water to the boil with the tea bags add the dates and the bicarbonate soda when hardly any liquid remains mash or blend up the dates and co
Mix the butter and sugar well then add the eggs 1 at a time beating well, add the vanilla and black treacle and beat again.
Add the date pulp and the flour and bicarbonate soda, fold that through
Grease a baking tin and pre heat the oven to 150c fan.
Pour the batter into the baking tin and bake for 50 mins
To make the sauce melt the butter and sugar with the treacle and salt over a medium heat before pouring in the cream and simmering until thick velvety and luxurious, adding Pedro ximenez as an optional extra
Poke a few holes into the cooked pudding pour over a ladle of sauce and return to the oven for a further 5 mins to form a sticky glazed top.
Serve with vanilla ice cream or even custard if that's your vibe
