A soft date sponge drenched in warm toffee sauce – one of Britain’s most comforting traditional puddings.
Classic Sticky Toffee Pudding
Description
A soft date sponge drenched in warm toffee sauce – one of Britain's most comforting traditional puddings.
Ingredients
Pudding
Toffee Sauce
Instructions
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Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan and grease a 20cm baking dish. Cover the dates with boiling water, stir in bicarbonate of soda and leave for 10 minutes.
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Beat butter and sugar until creamy, then beat in the eggs and vanilla.
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Fold in the flour, followed by the softened dates and soaking liquid.
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Bake for 30–35 minutes until risen and a skewer comes out clean.
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For the sauce, gently heat butter, sugar, cream and treacle until smooth, then simmer for 3–4 minutes. Serve the warm pudding generously covered with sauce.
Note
Serve with vanilla ice cream, custard or pouring cream. The pudding reheats very well.
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