Sticky toffee puddings with pecan toffee sauce

8 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
PUDDING
3ouncesButter
5ouncesCaster sugar
2Eggs
6ouncesSelf Rising flour
6ouncesDates
6ouncesBoiling water
2teaspoonsCoffee essence
½teaspoonVanilla essence
¾teaspoonBicarb of soda
Sauce
6ouncesSoft brown sugar
4ouncesButter
6tablespoonsDouble cream
1ounceChopped pecan nuts

Directions

to serve chilled cream

8- 6oz pudding basins oiled placed on swissroll tin gas 4 ,350f, 180c.

chop dates into a bowl pour on the boiling water add vanilla, coffee essence, and bicarb, put to one side. in a large bowl cream butter,sugar, until light and fluffy add the eggs slowly lightly fold in the flour next fold in the date mix including the liquid be warned it will look very sloppy divide the mixture between the pudding basins cook for 25 mins remove from oven leave for 5 mins remove from the tins make the sauce combine all sauce ingredients in a saucepan heat until sugar has dissolved pour sauce over puddings place under grill for about 8 mins tops will be slightly crunchy and the sauce will be hot and bubbling serve the single cream gosh I am now ready to eat them, make a big batch and freeze some of another day

I recommend delia's christmas book I have made some very yummy desserts from her books:} Cheryl English Email>> cheryl@...

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