How to Make Sticky Date Pudding

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Sticky Date Pudding – Warm spiced dake cake topped with a homemade decadent toffee sauce and whipped cream. This easy to make dessert is rich, decadent and perfect to make for any occasion. Once you try this, you will want to keep making again, again and AGAIN — It is just that GOOD! If you are not a fan of sweet desserts, I recommend just making the date cake and skipping the toffee sauce. It is the perfect cake to enjoy with coffee or tea 🙂

Ingredients

Date Cake: Chopped dates, hot water, vanilla extract, All-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, pinch of salt, eggs, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, dark brown sugar and molasses.

Toffee Sauce: Heavy cream, unsalted butter, vanilla extract, dark brown sugar, salt and corn syrup.

STEP 1: SOAK THE DATES

Soak the chopped dates in the boiling water and 1 tsp of baking soda for 10-15 minutes. After the dates gave soaked in the hot water, you can use a fork and mash the dates up or you can pour it into into a blender and blend it a little.

STEP 2: MIX THE WET INGREDIENTS

In a large bowl, whisk together the soft butter, brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.Add the 2 eggs one a time until fully incorporated. Then add the molasses and mix.

STEP 3: ADD THE DRY INGREDIENTS & DATE MIXTURE

Sift in the dry ingredients ( flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, pinch of salt) and mix until fully incorporated.Tip: Make sure not to over mix the batter. Pour the date and water mixture and mix until fully incorporated. Pour the date and water mixture and mix until fully incorporated.

STEP 4: TIME TO BAKE

Pour the cake batter into a greased baking dish and spread the batter evenly. Place on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 35-45 minutes or until the cake spring back when touched.

While the cake is baking, make the toffee sauce.

STEP 5: MAKE THE TOFFEE SAUCE

In a pot on medium heat, add the dark brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract and butter and slowly bring to the boil. Let the mixture bubble for a couple of minutes before carefully adding the cream. Cook for about another 2 minutes or until the sauce is semi-thick, a little sticky and glossy.

STEP 6: POUR THE TOFFEE SAUCE ALL OVER THE WARM DATE CAKE

Once the cake has baked, let it cool for 3-5 minutes. Then use a fork to make some holes in the cake. Then pour 1/2 cup of the warm toffee sauce all over the top of the cake. Let it soak in the cake and then dig in. Serve the pudding with some more warm toffee sauce and ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy!

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5 from 2 votes

How to Make Sticky Date Pudding

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time40 minutes mins

Course: Dessert

Ingredients

Date Cake

• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 stick
• 1&1/2 tsps baking powder
• 1&1/2 tsps baking soda
• 1 cup dates, chopped
• 1 tbsp molasses optional
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 2 tbsps dark brown sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1&1/3 cup All purpose flour
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

Toffee Sauce

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsps corn syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp salt

Instructions

Date Cake

• Preheat oven 350 F
• Soak the chopped dates in the boiling water and 1 tsp of baking soda for 10-15 minutes. Once the dates have soaked, you can use a fork and mash the dates up or you can pour it into into a blender and blend it a little.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the soft butter, brown sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• Add the 2 eggs one a time until fully incorporated. Then add the molasses and mix.
• Sift in the dry ingredients ( flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, pinch of salt) and mix until fully incorporated.

  Tip: Make sure not to over mix the batter.
• Pour the date and water mixture and mix until fully incorporated.
• Pour the cake batter into a greased baking dish and spread the batter evenly.
• Place on the middle rack in the oven and bake for 35-45 minutes or until the cake spring back when touched.
• While the cake is baking, make the toffee sauce.
• Once the cake has baked, let it cool for 3-5 minutes. Then use a fork to make some holes in the cake. Then pour only 1/2 cup of the warm toffee sauce all over the top of the cake. Let it soak in the cake and then dig in. Serve the pudding with some more warm toffee sauce and ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy!

Toffee Sauce

• In a pot on medium heat, add the dark brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract and butter and slowly bring to the boil. Let the mixture bubble for a couple of minutes before carefully adding the cream. Cook for about another 2 minutes or until the sauce is semi-thick, a little sticky and glossy.