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Sticky Toffee Pudding

April 17, 2010 By Julie 21 Comments

I don’t normally put two dessert recipes up in one week; not good for the love handles and all; but I just couldn’t resist sharing this one.  And besides, half the fun of eating dinner, is to leave room for dessert!  Am I right?  Sticky Toffee Pudding is one of my all time favorite sweets and every time I make it I get asked for the recipe (Susan, this one’s for you!).  Of course, every time I make it I also have the internal battle of cooking it so that I can eat it, and then proceeding to spend my days staring at the pan of goodness and trying to hold myself back so that I don’t eat the whole thing in one sitting.  I’m not sure why I torture myself like this, but there it is.  Heck, I just ate a piece now with the excuse that I needed to take a picture of the final product to post here for you.  The calories don’t count if I’m doing it for the good of my fellow blog readers does it?

So what exactly is sticky toffee pudding you might be asking yourself?   Well self, let me help clear up the mystery for you.  It’s a British creation consisting of a soft sponge cake made from dates, that is then covered with a warm toffee sauce.  And let me tell you, the cake is good, but the toffee sauce?  Oh my heavens, you’ll take one bite and never want to eat another dessert again.  So, now that I’ve licked my plate clean while typing, it’s time to share the love with you all.  Here’s what you’ll need:

FOR THE CAKE:

1 Pound of Dates, Pitted and Chopped
11/2 tsps of Baking Soda
1/2 Cup of Butter
1 Cup + 2Tbsp of Sugar
3 Eggs
12/3 Cup of Flour
21/4 Cup of Boiling Water

FOR THE TOFFEE SAUCE:

1/2 Cup of Butter
1 Cup of Heavy Cream
1 Cup + 2Tbsp of Brown Sugar
11/2 tsps of Vanilla

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Then grab a medium bowl and throw your chopped dates into it.  Add the baking soda over the top of the dates and stir it to evenly cover the dates.  Now pour the boiling water over the dates, making sure they are all covered by the water. Let sit.  In a separate bowl, cream together the sugar and the butter.  When the mixture is well creamed, add in your eggs and beat well.  Add the flour and dates to the sugar/butter mixture and slowly combine so as to not splash the batter.

Once your batter is well mixed, pour it into a 9×13″ pan.  Here’s what you’ll have so far:

Throw that bad boy in your preheated oven and let cook for about 35-40 minutes; a toothpick should come out clean when checked.  And here’s what your finished cake should look like:

It’s looking good, but trust me, the next part is what makes it so stinkin’ special.

To make the toffee sauce you first want to add your stick of butter to a small saucepan and let it melt on medium low heat.  When the butter is melted add in your brown sugar, cream, and vanilla.  Stir until the mixture hits a light boil and then turn it down to a simmer and let it cook for another 5 minutes or so, stirring occasionally.  And that’s all there is to it!

All that’s left to do at this point is simply slice yourself a larger than necessary portion of cake and drizzle a few delicious spoonfuls of the warm toffee mixture over the cake.  Now, and this is the easy part, take a big beautiful bite and relish in your masterpiece!

One more note to add regarding this cake is that for storage of the sauce, I simply place it in it’s own container in the fridge and pull it out to warm up in the microwave for about 30 seconds when I’m ready to serve up a piece.  It’s a pretty forgiving sauce and it doesn’t seem to have a problem with repeated warmings.

Now get to your kitchen and make yourself a batch of sticky toffee pudding!

 

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Comments

  1. Cupy Cakey says

    April 17, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    WOW!! Yummo…my twins & hubby would love this. I must try this recipe. If it comes out decent, I'll post pics 🙂
    Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love when readers say hello 🙂

    Reply
  2. julie says

    April 17, 2010 at 9:41 pm

    Your blog is worth stopping by! I'm such a sucker for cupcakes. 🙂 I really appreciate the visit and I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures.

    Reply
  3. Julie says

    April 18, 2010 at 12:03 am

    Oh wow…I'm actually planning to make this for the first time tomorrow! The recipe I've picked sounds a lot like yours, so I'm very hopeful for a good result. That last pic is awesome 🙂

    Reply
  4. julie says

    April 18, 2010 at 11:07 am

    Thanks Julie! It's amazing how much better pictures are when you actually have decent light. 🙂 Let me know how it turns out.

    Reply
  5. Yenta Mary says

    April 18, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    OMG, that looks so good!!! Thank you for visiting me through the Lady Bloggers Tea Party — I'm so happy to have found you … 🙂

    foodfloozie.blogspot.com
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    Reply
  6. julie says

    April 18, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    Thank Mary! You have a great site, I'm happy to have found yours too!

    Reply
  7. Holly says

    April 19, 2010 at 1:31 am

    This sounds delightfully sinful. I think I would eat the entire batch..I must make it…but when I have company, so that I do not eat it all!

    Reply
  8. julie says

    April 19, 2010 at 8:48 am

    It is sinful Holly. I find myself making excuses to have a piece at least once a day. Congrats on your SITS day!

    Reply
  9. Gracie says

    June 9, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Looks great (and this is from a Brit who loves her sticky toffee pud!)

    Reply
  10. Spryte says

    June 9, 2010 at 10:22 pm

    Wow!!! I love Hagan Daaz Sticky Toffee Pudding Ice Cream… I bet this is amazing! That Toffee Sauce looks to die for!

    Reply
  11. Susan Salzman says

    June 9, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    I have always wanted to make sticky toffee pudding. you have inspired me. looks yummy!

    Reply
  12. Sporked says

    June 9, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    Mmm.. these look so yummy! I love sticky toffee pudding, one of my favorite desserts. I'm going to have to try this one day.

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Looks great, but as an Englishman I can only add one thing – YOU FORGOT THE CUSTARD! 🙂

    Reply
  14. steph says

    June 11, 2010 at 11:00 am

    This looks amazing. Love the toffee sauce.

    Reply
  15. cookies and cups says

    June 11, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    I have always wanted to try and make sticky toffee pudding…now I don't have any excuse 🙂

    Reply
  16. Ingrid says

    July 15, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    I just recently made sticky toffee pudding but didn't really find the cake to my liking. (Toffee sauce, yes!) Perhaps I need to try your recipe. Your cake and sauce looks much lighter than mine. Darn all the dark brown sugar I used.
    ~ingrid

    Reply
  17. Renee says

    May 15, 2013 at 10:53 am

    I made this for a dinner party and it was delicious! I will make it again for a crowd, or even my family who loved it.

    Reply

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