Carol's Sticky Toffee Pudding

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 ounces butter
• 6 ounces granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 8 ounces self rising flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 ounces chopped dates
• 10 ounces boiling water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 7 1/2 ounces brown sugar
• 4 1/2 ounces butter
• 5 ounces whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350^f.
• 2 sift flour and baking powder together.
• 3 put dates, soda and vanilla in boiling water.
• 4 cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and flour/baking powder mixture.
• 5 (very firm mixture) blend in the date mixture.
• 6 pour into a buttered 9 inch square baking pan.
• 7 bake until firm, about 40 minutes.
• 8 meanwhile, place all of the sauce ingredients into a pan and melt slowly.
• 9 boil for one minute.
• 10 when the pudding is removed from the oven, pour some of the sauce over the top and place under the broiler until it bubbles.
• 11 (i like to poke a few holes in the pudding first to allow some of the sauce to make its way inside) be careful not to burn.
• 12 serve the pudding warm with the rest of the sauce.