Sticky Toffee Pudding

Tags: #dessert #british #dates #warm #comfort-food Serving: 8 portions Total time: 75 minutes

A moist British dessert cake studded with dates and drenched in rich toffee sauce.

Ingredients

• 200g dates, pitted and chopped
• 250ml boiling water
• 5g baking soda
• 85g butter, softened
• 150g brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 175g self-raising flour
• 200g brown sugar for sauce
• 200ml heavy cream
• 85g butter for sauce
• 2g salt

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Place dates in bowl and pour over boiling water
3. Stir in baking soda and let cool
4. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy
5. Beat in eggs one at a time
6. Fold in flour alternately with date mixture
7. Pour into greased baking dish
8. Bake for 35 minutes until golden and springy
9. Meanwhile, make sauce by heating brown sugar, cream, and butter
10. Stir until sugar dissolves and sauce thickens
11. Add salt to sauce
12. Poke holes all over warm cake with skewer
13. Pour half the sauce over cake
14. Let absorb for 10 minutes
15. Serve with remaining warm sauce

Notes

This beloved British pudding is best served warm. The dates create incredible moisture while the toffee sauce soaks into every bite.