Sticky toffee pudding 2
9 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2½ | cup | Water |
| 1 | pack | Pitted dates (10-ounce) chopped |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking soda |
| ½ | cup | Unsalted butter; (1 stick) |
| 1⅓ | cup | Sugar |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla extract |
| 3 | cups | Unsifted all-purpose flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 1 | cup | Brown sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Butter |
| ⅓ | cup | Half and half |
| 2 | teaspoons | Vanilla extract |
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Line bottom with waxed paper or parchment. Grease paper. Place date pieces in a pot with water and bring to a boil. Stir in soda and set aside. Cream butter then add sugar and beat until creamed. Continue beating, adding eggs 2 at a time, mixing until fluffy, add vanilla. Mix in flour and baking powder, alternating with dates. Bake in a 325 degree oven until firm, about 40-45 minutes, cool in pan on a wire rack. Invert cake onto rack; remove paper; invert cake again. Cover and chill. Cut out triangles. Cover with sauce. Warm to order-1 minute in microwave. For sauce, add last 4 ingredients together and boil 3 minutes. Garnish with caramelized pears and dried pear chips. Yield: 9 portions Recipe By : BAKERS' DOZEN (GALE GAND) SHOW #BD1A32 Posted to EAT-L Digest 5 November 96 Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 20:33:45 -0600 From: Jackie Bordelon <jbord@...>