English Sticky Toffee Pudding

Recipe courtesy Marie Simmons

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Cook Time:
45 min
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Yield:
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Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 5 min

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Ingredients

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 cup pitted dates
1 1/4 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla

TOFFEE SAUCE:

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup heavy cream, whipped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch round or square baking dish. Sift the flour and baking powder onto a sheet of waxed paper. Chop the dates fine. Place in a small bowl and add the boiling water and baking soda; set aside. In a bowl of electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla; beat until blended. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Add the date mixture to the batter and fold until blended with a rubber spatula. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Bake until pudding is set and firm on top, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven to a wire rack. Toffee Sauce: Combine the butter, heavy cream and brown sugar in a small heavy saucepan; heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil gently over medium low heat until mixture is thickened, about 8 minutes. Preheat broiler. Spoon about 1/3 cup of the sauce over the pudding. Spread evenly on top. Place pudding under the broiler until the topping is bubbly, about 1 minute. Serve immediately spooned into dessert bowls. Drizzle with toffee sauce and top with a spoonful of whipped cream.

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recipe English Sticky Toffee Pudding
Maureen Visalia, CA 08-01-2009
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To Die For!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We originally had sticky toffee pudding in London about 8 years ago. It was a big hit with our family and we have used this... recipe over and over again. I also keep the pudding in the pan and pour the sauce over and then broil. I serve with vanilla bean ice cream and extra caramel sauce. This is a real winner! We travelled back to the same restaurant where we discovered sticky toffee pudding, and I can honestly say that mine was better! Great dinner party recipe, too.Read more
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Maria Bel Air, MD 07-22-2009
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I heard Johnny Depp loves it!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The only reason I tried it is because I am in love with Johnny Depp and heard he loves it, so I was like "What the Heck!" I... was a little nervous because I have never had dates, but it was love at first bite! Loved it almost as much as I love Johnny!Read more
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Danielle Wayne, NJ 01-01-2009
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I don't know what I did wrong
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I fell in love with the ice cream so I wanted to try the real thing. My cake part was light gold and dense. I threw it... away. Maybe i'll try the other cake recipe and see if there is a difference.Read more
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love to Kew Gardens, NY 12-28-2008
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Just like the icecream!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Replace the white sugar with light brown sugar and add 1 tsp of cinnamon - it will taste just like the Haagen Daz flavor!!... Super yummy! I used a dark pan so I reduced the cooking time to 23-24 minutesRead more
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Michelle Nampa, ID 10-22-2008
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We Didn't Have To Die To Go To HEAVEN
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I must say this is the best pudding ever...My husbend and I tryed sticky Pudding in a restrant in California and fell in love... with it! We asked for the recipe and our waitress said sorry it's a secrete! NOT ANY MORE....HA HA..... We love to serve it in a little bath of half and half and drizzle extra toffie sauce over the top.....YUMMM......It's all most that time of year again.....Read more
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bonnie anaheim hills, CA 10-04-2008
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absolutely fabulous
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this is the MOST gorgeous sticky toffee pudding i have ever had. i had never made one before but had them in several pubs... and restaurants all around england. my husband said this was better than any one we have ever had in a restaurant !! the dates give the cake such a delicate flavour while the toffee sauce adds just the right moisture and texture to the cake. i use brown sugar in the cake recipie and use dark brown sugar for the toffee sauce -- also i don't remove the cake after baking and put on a wire rack, i just leave it in the pan while the toffee sauce is bubbling and poke holes in the cake with a toothpick so that the sauce really sinks into the cake once i put it back into the oven. ** THIS MAKES YOU FORGET ANY OTHER DESSERT YOU HAVE HAD :)Read more