Sticky Toffee Pudding

Ingredients

• softened butter
• light brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• treacle
• golden syrup
• vanilla extract
• flour
• roughly chopped dates
• water
• bicarbonate of soda
• dark brown sugar
• butter
• cream
• sea salt

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160° Celsius.
2. In a bowl, mix softened butter with light brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
4. Stir in treacle, golden syrup, and vanilla extract until combined.
5. In a saucepan over medium heat, add chopped dates and water, and let simmer.
6. Mix flour into the butter mixture until fully incorporated.
7. Add bicarbonate of soda to the softened dates mixture and stir until mixed.
8. Fold the date mixture into the batter until combined.
9. Pour the batter into a buttered baking dish.
10. Bake in the oven for approximately 45 minutes, or until golden brown and set.
11. In a pot, combine dark brown sugar, butter, golden syrup, and vanilla extract over heat to make the caramel sauce.
12. Once the butter has melted and sugar dissolved, gradually add cream while mixing.
13. Add salt to taste and let the sauce thicken.
14. Serve the sticky toffee pudding warm with the caramel sauce drizzled on top and a scoop of ice cream.