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Sticky toffee pudding in a plate with toffee sauce

The BEST Sticky Toffee Pudding Tray Bake

Safira
The BEST Sticky Toffee Pudding Tray Bake - Of all the cakes/desserts in the world, sticky toffee aka sticky date pudding has to be my personal favourite. In this recipe a rich, comforting sticky date cake is topped with a luscious toffee sauce. Perfect for a dinner party, this is a really easy recipe tand the perfect dessert for a gathering. Trust me, this classic British dessert will get rave reviews! I updated this recipe to remove some of the Black Treacle because it isn't readily available worldwide.
5 from 14 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Baking, Baking/Dessert, Dessert
Cuisine british
Servings 12
Calories 566 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 265 g Medjool Dates
  • 450 ml Water Boiled
  • 1 ½ tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
  • 100 g Butter At room temperature
  • 120 g Dark Muscovado Sugar
  • 100 g Light Muscavado Sugar
  • 3 large Eggs
  • 210 g Self Raising Flour

Toffee

  • 250 g Butter
  • 75 g Dark Muscovado Sugar
  • 100 g Light Muscavado Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Treacle or replace with Lught Muscavado Sugar
  • 315 g Double Cream

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to Gas Mark 4/180 C.
  • Pit and chop the Dates.
  • Add to a pot with the Bicarbonate of Soda/Baking Soda.
  • Add boiling water from the kettle. Set aside for 10 - 15 minutes.
  • Cream Butter and Sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment fitted, with a hand mixer or with a wooden spoon in a mixing bowl. (4 - 5 minutes). Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times.
  • Add the Eggs one by one until fully incorporated into the batter.
  • Add the Flour and mix till combined. Don't over mix!
  • Puree the Dates and add to the bowl and mix for 1 - 2 minutes.
  • Pour the batter into a deep greased oven tray/dish and bake in a preheated oven at GM 4/180 C for 35 - 45 minutes or till a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. 

Toffee

  • Meanwhile, add the sauce ingredients - Butter, Sugar, Treacle and Double Cream to a pot/small saucepan over medium heat and simmer to create a rich toffee sauce.
  • Once the Cake is out of the Oven prick it all over and pour over 1/2 of the Toffee sauce. Leave the rest to drizzle on individual slices when serving.

Notes

Variations for Sticky Toffee Pudding Traybake

Vanilla
Add a tsp of Vanilla Extract or Vanilla Bean Paste.
Self Saucing Date Pudding
Make the Toffee Sauce first and add half to the tin. Freeze the tin whilst you make the Cake batter. What this does is create a self saucing Stkcy Toffee Pudding and it is delicious!
Individual Portions
Make individual portions in small individual ramekins. The baking time will differ depending on the height of the batter in the ramekins.

Storage

How to Store Leftovers

You can store any leftover Sticky Toffee Pudding in a airtight container and freeze for 2 months.
To thaw, leave in the fridge overnight and warm in 10 second bursts in the microwave
Once thawed, use on the same day.

Can I make Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake ahead?

Without Toffee Sauce

You can make the cake, freeze it and add the toffee sauce after letting it thaw.

How to freeze Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake?

Bake and completely cool the cake.
Wrap it in cling film or similar making sure the cake is completely sealed.
Use a large piece of foil to wrap the cling filmed cake.
Make sure you label with the date it was made (so easy to forget!).
Pop it in the freezer in a air tight freeze proof container or add another layer of foil.
Freeze for up to 3 months.
To thaw, remove the cake from the freezer the night before you intend to use it and leave to thaw either on the counter or in the fridge.
Then poke all over and add the toffee sauce before serving.
You can warm the cake up slightly first before adding the sauce.

How to serve

The best way to serve this dessert is with some additional sticky toffee sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 566kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 5gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 19gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 113mgSodium: 323mgPotassium: 356mgFiber: 2gSugar: 56gVitamin A: 1071IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 107mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Date Cake, Sticky Date Cake, Sticky toffee pudding, Sticky toffee tray bake
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