Sticky Date Pudding With Toffee Sauce
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 180 g dried dates, pitted, chopped
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 150 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 180 g self raising flour, sifted
TOFFEE SAUCE
- 150 g brown sugar
- 250 ml cream (you can use the same amount of carnation light evaporated milk, undiluted, makes it a lot lower in f)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 20 g unsalted butter
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180*C/375*F.
- Combine dates and baking soda in a heatproof bowl.
- Pour over 250ml of boiling water.
- Set dates aside till room temperature.
- Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl till pale.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth.
- Fold in flour then stir in date mixture, including the water.
- Pour mixture into greased and floured 8 inch deep cake pan and bake for 30-45 minutes until cooked through; set aside for a couple of minutes before turning out.
- To make sauce, combine all ingredients over low heat, stirring until butter has melted.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Serve hot!
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