Sticky Toffee Pudding

Method6 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Heat the oven to 180 °C / 160 °C fan/gas 4. Grease a wide, shallow 1.7-litre ovenproof dish with the separate greasing butter.

   Uses Extra butter to grease the dish, as needed

2. 2

   Step 2: Put the 100 g softened pudding butter, 175 g pudding muscovado sugar, both eggs (2 large), all the flour, baking powder (1 tsp), bicarbonate of soda (1 tsp) and three tablespoons pudding treacle into a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric handheld whisk for about thirty seconds, until combined.

   Uses 100 g softened butter for pudding · 175 g muscovado sugar for pudding · 2 large eggs · 225 g self-raising flour · 1 tsp baking powder · 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda · 3 tbsp black treacle for pudding

3. 3

   Step 3: Gradually pour all the milk (275 ml) into the combined pudding mixture and whisk until smooth. Pour the full batter into the greased dish.

   Uses All the combined pudding mixture · 275 ml milk

4. 4

   Step 4: Bake at 180 °C / 160 °C fan for thirty-five to forty minutes, until well risen and springy in the centre.

   Bake pudding until springy · 40 minUses All the pudding batter in its dish

5. 5

   Step 5: Put the separate sauce ingredients into a saucepan: 100 g butter, 125 g muscovado sugar, one tablespoon black treacle, 300 ml double cream and the vanilla extract (1 tsp). Stir over low heat until the butter melts and the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and stir for one minute.

   Boil dissolved toffee sauce for one minute · 1 minUses 100 g butter for toffee sauce · 125 g muscovado sugar for toffee sauce · 1 tbsp black treacle for toffee sauce · 300 ml double cream for toffee sauce · 1 tsp vanilla extract for toffee sauce

6. 6

   Step 6: Pour half of the prepared toffee sauce over the baked pudding in its dish. Cut into portions and serve warm with double cream or the optional ice cream, as desired. Offer the remaining half of the sauce alongside.

   Uses All the baked pudding · Half the prepared sauce over the pudding; remaining half alongside · Double cream to serve, as desired · Ice cream to serve instead of double cream, as desired