Description
A rich and moist date cake soaked in warm toffee sauce. This classic British dessert is perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g pitted dates, chopped
- 250ml boiling water
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 85g unsalted butter, softened
- 140g dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 175g self-raising flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- For the sauce: 175g dark brown sugar, 50g unsalted butter, 200ml double cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease a baking dish.
- Soak the dates in boiling water and baking soda for 10 minutes.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
- Fold in the flour, then mix in the dates and water. Add vanilla.
- Pour into the dish and bake for 35–40 minutes until risen.
- For the sauce, melt the sugar, butter, and cream in a pan. Simmer for 3 minutes.
- Serve the pudding warm with the toffee sauce.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Reheat gently before serving.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 85mg
Keywords: sticky toffee pudding, British dessert, date cake, toffee sauce