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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By gourmetjess
on May 23, 2012
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SOOOOOOO GOOD. I made this as a dessert for a surprise dinner tonight for my husband.Of course I had to try beforehand and OMG this is one of the BEST desserts I have ever tried ( and I've tried ALOT!!! WOW. Great recipe , thanks for sharing!!! Definitely saving this :
By Demeralda
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on April 23, 2012
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Oustanding, blew my family away! Just wonderful flavor.
By bkfeger_5919830
El Granada, CA
on April 16, 2012
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I found this recipe online after seeing an episode of "The Best Thing I Ever Ate," and after rave reviews from my family at Christmas dinner, I modified the recipe ever so slightly by adding flour to make the cake a little sturdier for mini cupcakes. I filled the cupcakes with the toffee sauce, topped them with a Swiss meringue vanilla butter cream frosting, and won first prize AND bakers' choice award in a cupcake competition! Although I wonder if I can improve on perfection, the next batch will have salted chopped pecans sprinkled on top as another reviewer suggested. This is one of the best dessert recipes I have ever made!
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