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Sticky Toffee Pudding

HB-4087 · Hand-built original · British

Sticky Toffee Pudding — the dish itself.
Served with its “pairs well with” suggestions: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream.

Sticky Toffee Pudding is a British dessert centred on dates, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.

BritishDessert1 hr12 servings685 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: dates

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

Servings:12quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • Cake: 2 cups finely chopped pitted dates (about 12 oz.)
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • Nonstick vegetable oil spray
  • 13/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 cup (packed
  • 7 oz) dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Sauce and Assembly: 13/4 cups dark brown sugar (packed
  • 12¼ oz)
  • 11/2 cups heavy cream
  • 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving. (The word "Preparation" appears appended to the last ingredient line as displayed.)

Method

  1. Heat the oven and grease a baking dish with nonstick spray.
  2. Put the dates and baking soda in a bowl, pour over hot water, and leave to soften, then mash lightly.
  3. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together.
  4. Beat the butter and brown sugar, add the eggs one at a time and the vanilla, then fold in the date mixture and the flour mixture.
  5. Bake until the sponge is risen, springy and dark golden, then rest briefly.
  6. Simmer the sauce brown sugar, cream, butter and salt until glossy, pour over the warm sponge, and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Total: 1h 25m

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

685 kcalCalories
9.2 gProtein
32.6 gCarbs
59 gFat
35.5 gSaturates
2 gFibre
3.3 gSugars
102 mgSodium
210 mgCholesterol
469 mgPotassium
98 mgCalcium
2.4 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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