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EASY STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING

This is just what you want for a Sunday lunch, cosy and comforting and indulgent. You might need a brisk walk afterwards!

Ingredients

  • Nigella Recipe
  • Vegetarian

FOR THE CAKE:

  • 100g dark muscovado sugar
  • 175g self-raising flour
  • 125ml full-fat milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 50g unsalted butter, melted
  • 200g chopped, rolled dates

FOR THE SAUCE:

  • 200g dark muscovado sugar
  • Approx. 25g unsalted butter in little blobs
  • 500ml boiling water

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/gas mark 5 and butter a 11/2-litre capacity pudding dish.
  2. Combine the 100g dark muscovado sugar with the flour in a large bowl. Pour the milk into a measuring jug, beat in the egg, vanilla and melted butter and then pour this mixture over the sugar and flour, stirring - just with a wooden spoon - to combine. Fold in the dates then scrape into the prepared pudding dish. Don't worry if it doesn't look very full: it will do by the time it cooks.
  3. Sprinkle over the 200g dark muscovado sugar and dot with the butter. Pour over the boiling water (yes really!) and transfer to the oven. Set the timer for 45 minutes, though you might find the pudding needs 5 or 10 minutes more. The top of the pudding should be springy and spongy when it's cooked; underneath, the butter, dark muscovado sugar and boiling water will have turned into a rich, sticky sauce. Serve with vanilla ice cream, creme fraiche, double or single cream as you wish.

Comments

  • Cannot resist placing Soft Whipped Cream gently turned in side after done and Still Warm,Have eaten this with Vanilla Cream in Any Form.Terrific and Easy,Thank You.

    Posted by clicquet on 9th Aug 2011 at 21.57

  • Success! Delicious.

    Posted by mShantelle on 19th Aug 2011 at 3.48

  • Adding this into soft served Ice Cream is two Divine Flavours in One.So good especially warmed. If too "runny",add into hard churned Ice Cream.Hopelessly Lovely.

    Posted by clicquet on 20th Sep 2011 at 0.51

  • Alsolute Superb..... I changed to the dates to sultanas. A complete success !

    Posted by Cooksy on 27th Dec 2011 at 13.42