Sticky Toffee Pudding

Ingredients

Yield:

Serves 4-6

• Pudding Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups water
  • 1 cup dates (dry)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp baking soda
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 3 eggs, at room temperature

• Toffee Sauce Ingredients

  • 6 sticks butter
  • 2 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Difficulty:

hard

Time:

45 Minutes

Total Time:

1 Hour

1. Sticky Pudding Preparation

   • Bring dates and water to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
   • Remove dates and water from heat and add baking soda.
   • As the mix will foam up, let stand and ferment for 30 minutes.
   • Meanwhile, combine the cream, butter and sugar together.
   • Add the eggs one by one into the cream, butter, and sugar mixture.
   • Sift remaining dry ingredients together and fold into the butter egg mixture.
   • When ready, fold butter egg mixture in the date mixture and mix until well blended together. The mix will be quite runny.
   • Line a 9"x 9" cake pan with parchment paper, spray the paper slightly with a cooking spray and fill with the mixture.
   • Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and bake in a water bath for about 1 hour, or until the middle of the pudding is set, at 350F.

2. Toffee Sauce Preparation

   • Place the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan.
   • Heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves (low heat).
   • Add the cream and vanilla and bring to a boil; simmer 5 minutes.