Sticky Toffee Pudding

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 ounces pitted dates, chopped
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups golden brown sugar, packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl, place chopped dates and pour boiling water over and allow to stand until cool.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 3 butter and flour 9x9x2" square metal pan.
• 4 in another medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt; set aside.
• 5 in a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy.
• 6 add brown sugar and beat until well combined (mixture will look grainy).
• 7 beat in eggs one at at time, mixing well after each addition.
• 8 stir in vanilla.
• 9 stir in flour mixture in 4 additions alternating with date mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• 10 transfer batter to prepared pan.
• 11 bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 12 spoon 1/2 cup toffee sauce over cake, spreading evenly over cake.
• 13 bake until sauce is thick and bubbly, about 8 minutes.
• 14 cool cake in pan until lukewarm or room temperature and serve with remaining toffee sauce.
• 15 to make toffee sauce:.
• 16 in a large heavy sauce pan bring 1 1/2 cups cream, sugar, butter and corn syrup to boil over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and butter melts.
• 17 reduce heat to medium and boil gently until mixture is thick and deep amber, stirring often, about 35 minutes.
• 18 remove sauce from heat.
• 19 whisk in remaining 1 cup of cream (mixture will bubble vigorously).
• 20 strain into medium microwave-proof bowl. to make ahead: can be made ahead 3 days in advance. cool, cover and refrigerate. rewarm in microwave at 15 second intervals.