Baked Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce

• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1 1/2 cups candied fruit finely chopped
• 1/2 cup candied pineapple finely chopped
• 1/2 cup pecans chopped
• 1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice ground
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 x brandy sauce
• 10-12 each sugar cubes
• 1 x lemon extract (optional)

1. Combine butter and 1/4 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl; beat with a wooden spoon until well blended.
2. Add eggs and molasses, mixing well.
3. Dredge candied fruits and pecans in 2 tablespoon flour; set aside.
4. Combine remaining flour and next 5 ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
5. Stir fruit mixture into batter.
6. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 2 quart ring mold.
7. Cover with foil.
8. Bake at 350F (180C) for 1 1/2 hours.
9. Unmold onto serving platter.
10. Spoon Brandy Sauce over pudding.
11. If desired, soak sugar cubes in lemon extract.
12. Arrange soaked sugar cubes evenly around heat-proof serving platter, and ignite just before serving.

butter, sugar, eggs, molasses, candied fruit, candied pineapple, pecans, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon ground, allspice ground, milk, brandy sauce, sugar, lemon

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/baked-christmas-pudding-brandy--5000 (may not work)