dessertBritish
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Dense, moist date sponge drenched in a buttery toffee sauce. Pure indulgence.
Prep 25m · Cook 45mServes 6Easy
Ingredients
Serves 6
- 175 g pitted dates, chopped
- 175 g self-raising flour
- 150 g dark muscovado sugar
- 2 eggs
- 75 g butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200 ml boiling water
- 200 g dark brown sugar, for sauce
- 100 g butter, for sauce
- 150 ml double cream, for sauce
Method
- 1
Pour boiling water over the dates, add bicarbonate of soda. Leave for 15 minutes.
15 min
- 2
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, vanilla and flour. Fold in the date mixture.
8 min
- 3
Pour into a greased baking dish. Bake at 180°C for 35-40 minutes.
40 min
- 4
Make the sauce: melt butter, sugar and cream together. Simmer for 5 minutes. Pour over the pudding. Serve with ice cream.
5 min