Sticky Toffee Pudding

[Tomatoaddict]

I was wondering if I could get a recipe for a truly authentic Sticky Toffee Pudding. My sister in law just passed away in Feb. (very young) and her mother was British. She had fond memories of this. I wanted to prepare it this Christmas in her honor.
Thanks for your help.

[veg4681]

Luckily I had recently typed out all my fave pudding recipes in a file so it's just a matter of copy n paste. This was given to a friend by his friend where he had tried the pudding at their place and it has stayed with me ever since.

Sticky Toffee Pudding
Mix 5 oz caster sugar and 3 oz margarine/butter together until creamy. Add in 2 beaten eggs slowly in mixer. Mix in 6 oz self raising flour. Add 6 oz of chopped dates to mixture along with ¾ teaspoon of bicarbonade of soda, ½ teaspoon vanilla essence, 2 level teaspoon instant coffee mixed with 6 fl oz of boiling water. Pop mixture into dish and bake until spongy texture.

Topping Sauce:
4 oz butter, 6oz soft brown sugar, ¼ pint cream.
Mix these and heat gently until well mixed. These make up for about 3-4 sticky toffee pudding so use sparingly and store rest in fridge.

Pour the topping sauce over pudding and sprinkle chopped nuts and put under the grill for 5-8 minutes (lovely burnt caramalised look). Serve with cream or custard.

[Tomatoaddict]

Thank you so much.....