Simple Sticky Toffee Pudding with Cream
From lollya 16 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 9
A take a British staple dessert. It's delightful. This dessert is very rich and sweet, so take it easy with the toffee sauce, reserve some in case you want more. FYI this photo is borrowed, I will replace once I make again, but this is exactly what it looks like.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup dates, chopped and pitted shopping list
- 1 cup boiling water shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1/4 cup butter, softened shopping list
- 3/4 cups granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten shopping list
- For the toffee sauce: shopping list
- 3 tablespoons butter shopping list
- 5 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar shopping list
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream shopping list
- You can use the extra heavy cream to whip up some fresh whipped cream, or spoon a nice scoop of vanilla bean ice cream over the top. shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350*F. Lightly grease a 9x9 baking pan.
- Place the pitted and chopped dates in a bowl and cover with 1 cup boiling water. Mix in the baking soda and vanilla extract and set aside.
- Whisk the flour and baking powder together in a small mixing bowl.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Fully incorporate the egg to the mixture. Mix in flour and baking powder mixture. Then add the dates and mix well.
- Pour batter to prepared baking pan and spread evenly. Bake for 40 minutes.
- To make the toffee sauce, melt the butter in a small saucepan and add the sugar and cream. Simmer gently for 3 minutes.
- When cake is done, poke the top of the hot pudding with the tines of a serving fork and pour ½ of the sauce on top. Reserve some, as it is very sweet as is.
- Place soaked cake under a hot broiler and watch until it bubbles, then take it out.
- Serve warm with fresh whipped cream or vanilla bean ice cream.
- *This reheats well.
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