Sticky Toffee Pudding

Serves: 2

Leola Gaylord

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

50

Sweetness

50

Sourness

35

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

2

Butter and flour an 8- by 2-inch round cake pan

3

Simmer dates in 1 cup water in a 1-quart heavy saucepan, covered, until soft, about 5 minutes

4

Let stand, covered, off heat 5 minutes

5

Beat together 1 stick butter and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes

6

Beat in egg until combined

7

Add flour and 1/8 teaspoon salt and mix at low speed until just combined

8

Add dates and mix until just combined well

9

Pour batter into pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes

10

Meanwhile, melt remaining stick butter in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat and stir in remaining cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup water, and a pinch of salt

11

Boil over moderately high heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and sauce is reduced to about 1 1/4 cups, 2 to 8 minutes

12

Remove from heat and cover

13

Transfer pudding in pan to a rack and poke all over at 1-inch intervals with a chopstick

14

Gradually pour half of warm sauce evenly over hot pudding

15

Let stand until almost all of sauce is absorbed, about 20 minutes

16

Run a thin knife around edge of pan

17

Invert a plate over pudding and invert pudding onto plate

18

Pour remaining warm sauce over pudding and serve immediately

19

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F

20

Butter and flour an 8- by 2-inch round cake pan

21

Simmer dates in 1 cup water in a 1-quart heavy saucepan, covered, until soft, about 5 minutes

22

Let stand, covered, off heat 5 minutes

23

Beat together 1 stick butter and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes

24

Beat in egg until combined

25

Add flour and 1/8 teaspoon salt and mix at low speed until just combined

26

Add dates and mix until just combined well

27

Pour batter into pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes

28

Meanwhile, melt remaining stick butter in a 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat and stir in remaining cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup water, and a pinch of salt

29

Boil over moderately high heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved and sauce is reduced to about 1 1/4 cups, 2 to 8 minutes

30

Remove from heat and cover

31

Transfer pudding in pan to a rack and poke all over at 1-inch intervals with a chopstick

32

Gradually pour half of warm sauce evenly over hot pudding

33

Let stand until almost all of sauce is absorbed, about 20 minutes

34

Run a thin knife around edge of pan

35

Invert a plate over pudding and invert pudding onto plate

36

Pour remaining warm sauce over pudding and serve immediately