Sticky Toffee Pudding

Makes 5 foil containers

Prep time: 20 minutes

Baking time: 30-40 minutes

500g (835ml) chopped dates

1.1 litre boiling water

20ml bicarbonate of soda

250g butter

850ml (680g) sugar

4 eggs

20ml vanilla essence

1 500ml (720g) flour

20ml baking powder

For the sauce

200g butter

500ml cream

500g golden syrup

500ml (400g) sugar

10ml vanilla essence

Place dates into a bowl, pour over boiling water and mix in bicarbonate of soda; leave to cool.

Cream butter and sugar well, then add eggs and vanilla essence and mix well.

Sift flour and baking powder and add alternately to creamed butter mixture with cooled date mixture, mix well. Pour into 5 greased 16 x 25cm foil containers and bake at 180ºC for 30-40 minutes until cooked.

To make sauce, combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil.

When pudding comes out of the oven, pierce all over with a wooden skewer and divide the sauce evenly over all the puddings.Delicious served warm with whipped cream.

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