Delicious sticky toffee pudding also known as sticky date pudding or toffee pudding which is super easy to make. This makes bouncy sponge with a delicious caramel buttery sauce which makes it taste so good. Learn how to make the best sticky toffee pudding with a self saucing butterscotch sauce with step by step pictures and video.
Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 20 cm square cake pan or 1.5 litre oval glass baking dish generously with butter and set aside.
Take flour, baking powder and brown sugar in a bowl, mix it once. Now add all ingredients for cake in a bowl and mix gently using a spatula. Don't over mix the batter. Just mix gently.
Spoon batter in and spread evenly in a layer. Now sprinkle brown sugar on top. Top with butter. Now pour boiling water over it.
Place this in a baking tray and pop this in oven and cook for 45 mins. Remove and cool for 5 mins. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
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Notes
You can use wheat flour instead of plain flour which alters the texture but still taste great.
You can add oil instead of butter in the cake batter. But use butter for topping the sponge.
Use boiling water for pouring over the sponge and not tap water.
Storage & Serving
Sticky date pudding can be served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of butterscotch sauce or caramel sauce.Baked dates cake can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days. It can be refrigerated up to a week. Warm the cakes in microwave for few seconds before servings. You can reheat the butterscotch sauce to serve with the cakes.