Sticky Toffee Cake

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I love Sticky Toffee pudding, so having it in a cake form is my idea of heaven. The ingredients are virtually the same, just baked instead of steamed. Icing replaces the toffee sauce, but again you use almost the same ingredients. The recipe was given to me by a friend who runs a small cake shop, and this cake is one she makes regularly for her shop, and it's a best seller.

So, first preheat your oven to 180C/gas4. Grease and line a 28x18cm tin.
You need 225g of dates which you cut into pieces and put in a pan of water and bring to the boil. You boil them uncovered for about 10 mins till the dates are soft. Then take them off the heat and stir in 1 tspn of bicarbonate of soda, and leave to cool.
Cream together 175g of soft brown sugar and 115g of butter of margarine; add a tspn of vanilla extract.
gradually beat in 2 eggs and fold in the dates and 175g sr flour.
Spoon this mixture into your tin and bake for about 35 mins till nicely risen. If you need to, cover the cake for the last 10 mins as the dates are liable to burn.
To make the icing you heat 6tbspns of double cream, 80g soft brown sugar and 25g of butter gently in a saucepan till the sugar dissolves. Then bring to the boil and cook, uncovered for 4 mins till it's golden. Don't stir. Watch the mixture carefully, and take it off the heat if it gets too dark. Leave to cool.
When it's cool, beat in 25g of sifted icing sugar till it's smooth, then spread over the cake. I use a palette knife which I've wet to make a nice pattern on the cake. Leave the icing to set before you cut the cake.


A very indulgent cake - moist sponge, rich sticky sweetness from the dates, toffee icing - heaven in a slice!


Comments

julie said…
This cake sounds delicious, Eira :) It sounds like something I would love to eat when the weather turns colder. Also I have never made or tasted sticky toffee pudding so it will make up for it. I've bookmarked it.

xx
25/9/13 1:42 pm
Suelle said…
I love sticky toffee pudding, but have never thought to try it as a cake - it sounds delicious.
25/9/13 2:26 pm
Phil in the Kitchen said…
I can easily understand why that would be a best seller. Sounds like a cake that's guaranteed to cheer anyone up.
28/9/13 3:06 pm
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