Baked Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce

Ingredients

 * 1/4 cup  butter or margarine softened
 * 1/4 cup Sugar
 * 2 eggs
 * 3/4 cup molasses
 * 1 1/2 cup Finely chopped mixed candied fruit
 * 1/2 cup Finely chopped yellow candied pineapple
 * 1/2 cup Chopped pecans
 * 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, divided
 * 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
 * 3/4 tbsp baking soda
 * 1/2 tbsp salt
 * 1 tbsp Ground cinnamon
 * 1/2 tbsp Ground allspice
 * 3/4 cup milk

brandy Sauce

 * 10 To 12 Sugar cubes
 * lemon extract (opt.)

Directions
Combine butter and ¼ c Sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat with awooden spoon until well blended. Add eggs and molasses, mixing well. Dredge candied fruits and pecans in 2 t flour; set aside. Combine remaining flour and next 5 ingredients Add to creamedmixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flourmixture. Stir fruit mixture into batter. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 2 quart ring mold. Cover withfoil. Bake at 350°F for 1 ½ hours. Unmold onto serving platter. Spoonbrandy sauce over pudding. If desired, soak Sugar cubes in lemonextract. Arrange soaked Sugar cubes evenly around heat-proof servingplatter, and ignite just before serving.
 * My note: don't drink too much before flaming this one on.