Sticky Toffee Pudding
Easy traditional sticky caramel English pudding made with date cake with homemade caramel sauce! Yum!
INGREDIENTS
For date pudding:
8 ounces of dried dates, cored and chopped
1 cup of boiling water
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons butter, temperature
1 cup of packaged sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon of molasses
2 tablespoons treacle (or corn syrup)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (gluten liberal to gluten free)
1 1/2 teaspoons leaven
1/2 teaspoon salt
For caramel sauce:
1/2 cup cream / light whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon of molasses
2 tablespoons treacle (or corn syrup)
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
For date pudding:
1.Soak the dates in boiling water with bicarbonate of soda for quarter-hour before mashing them during a kitchen appliance (with soaking water).
2.Combine mashed dates, butter, sugar , vanilla, egg, molasses and treacle .
3.Mix flour, leaven , leaven and salt before stirring with wet ingredients.
4.Pour batter into greased baking sheet and bake in preheated 350F / 180C oven until the toothpick inserted within the center comes out clean, about 15-20 minutes for the muffin pan, approx. 30-40 minutes for the cake pan.
5.Enjoy it still hot from the oven, sprinkle with caramel sauce!
For caramel sauce:
6.Heat everything during a saucepan over medium heat and cook until smooth and sauce slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
