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Sticky Toffee Pudding

A moist, dense cake with a salty, sticky, sweet caramel sauce.

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British
medium
1h 30m
8
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1h 10m
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Donal Skehan
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Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Buttersoftened
  • 1 cup Light brown sugar
  • 2 Eggsadd one at a time
  • 1/4 cup Treacleor molasses
  • 1/4 cup Golden syrupor corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1 cup Datesroughly chopped
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 cup Dark brown sugarfor caramel sauce
  • 1/2 cup Butterfor caramel sauce
  • 1/4 cup Golden syrupfor caramel sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extractfor caramel sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Sea saltfor caramel sauce
  • 1 cup Creamfor caramel sauce
Instructions
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F).

    5 min

  2. 2

    Cream softened butter and light brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.

    5 min

  3. 3

    Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.

    2 min

  4. 4

    Mix in treacle, golden syrup, and vanilla extract.

    2 min

  5. 5

    Add flour and mix until incorporated.

    2 min

  6. 6

    Simmer chopped dates in water, then add bicarbonate of soda.

    5 min

  7. 7

    Fold date mixture into batter.

    2 min

  8. 8

    Pour batter into a buttered baking dish.

    1 min

  9. 9

    Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown with a slight wobble in the center.

    45 min

  10. 10

    For caramel sauce, combine dark brown sugar, butter, golden syrup, and vanilla extract in a pot.

    5 min

  11. 11

    Bring to a boil, then add cream and sea salt. Stir until smooth.

    5 min

  12. 12

    Pour caramel sauce over warm pudding and serve with ice cream.

    5 min

Equipment Needed
hand mixer
saucepan
baking dish
spatula

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