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Sticky Toffee Pudding Dessert
55 min total20 prep35 cook8 servings420 cal
VegetarianClassicContains glutenContains dairyContains egg
British sticky toffee pudding — moist date cake drenched in warm butterscotch sauce. A comforting dessert served with vanilla ice cream or custard.
Ingredients
produce
- 1.5 cuppitted dates
pantry
- 1.5 cupall-purpose flour
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- 1 tspbaking soda
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 0.75 cupbrown sugar
dairy
- 1 cupunsalted butter
- 2eggs
- 0.5 cupheavy cream
Steps
- Soak dates in hot water with baking soda 10 minutes; blend to a paste.
- Cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Fold in flour and date paste.
- Pour into a greased baking dish and bake at 350°F (175°C) 30 minutes.
- Simmer butter, brown sugar, and cream into butterscotch sauce.
- Poke holes in warm cake with a skewer.
- Pour half the sauce over cake and let absorb.
- Serve squares with extra warm sauce and ice cream.
Tips
- Chop dates finely so they melt into the cake.
- Pour sauce over warm cake for maximum soak.
- Do not overbake — cake should be moist and tender.
- Extra sauce on the side is always welcome.
