Cookbook:Sticky Toffee Pudding (with dates)
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Servings | 12 |
Time | 1 hour 10 minutes |
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Sticky toffee pudding (STP) is a rich, dense, gooey dessert originating from the United Kingdom that can now be found across the world. Often found on a pub's menu, or in British or Commonwealth schools meals, this is a classic dessert that became popular in the 1970s.[1]
Ingredients
editCake
edit- 1¾ cups (250 g/8.8 oz) self-raising flour
- ⅞ stick (100 g/3.5 oz) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup (250 g/8.8 oz) caster sugar
- 2 large or 3 medium eggs
- 2½ cups (250 g/8.8 oz) dates (without stones), finely chopped
- 1¼ cups (300 ml/10 US fl oz) water
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
Toffee sauce
edit- 1⅔ cups (400 ml/14 US fl oz) whipping cream
- ⅔ cup (120 g/4.2 oz) dark, soft brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 3 sticks (375 g/13.2 oz) unsalted butter
Procedure
edit- Preheat oven to 180°C/360°F.
- Cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla. You can do this by beating it in a bowl with a wooden spoon for about 5 minutes, taking care to break up the crystals and smooth the mixture out as much as possible. Or, do it using an electric mixer if you prefer.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating after you've added each egg.
- Fold in the flour.
- Bring the water to the boil and add the dates. Add the bicarb and immediately take the pan off the heat. Let it cool slightly, then add to the batter.
- Pour the batter into a greased cake tin—make sure you use one with enough room for the cake to rise.
- Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool a little while you make the sauce
- Mix the sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Heat gently, stirring often to make sure that the mixture doesn't separate, until it is a smooth sauce—don't allow it to bubble.
- Divide the cake into portions and poke holes all over the top with a skewer or chopstick.
- Pour the sauce over the top of the cake, making sure it gets in the holes. Serve with cream, custard, or ice cream.
Notes, tips, and variations
edit- Finely chopping the dates helps make a really gooey cake, but some people prefer to chop the dates roughly so that they're more obvious in the finished pudding.
References
edit- ↑ Mcld (Wikibooks user) (29 November 2008). "Sticky toffee pudding". Retrieved 19 July 2022.
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