Chocolate Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe!

Scrumptious luxurious and gooey chocolate sticky toffee pudding with a chocolate toffee sponge and chocolate toffee sauce 

So why have I not printed this recipe any sooner? That’s the important query right here. I printed my sticky toffee pudding some time in the past, adopted by my biscoff sticky toffee pudding, however this chocolate sticky toffee might be essentially the most luxurious pudding but and I fully and completely adore it. 

Basic puddings

I’m clearly obsessive about all issues basic for the time being, with my fifth ebook ‘basic’ popping out quickly. For me, so long as one thing is a play on a basic, or one thing that may be very basic jane’s patisserie, it counts. I simply adore luxurious puddings that may be made time and again as everybody adores them. 

The big apple cheesecake, bread and butter pudding, faculty cake, pavlova and so forth… there are such a lot of scrumptious basic puddings that you just all adore, and sticky toffee is unquestionably one among them as nicely. I like retro basic baking and including twists as at all times, however this scrumptious bake is a mixture of a basic chocolate pudding combined with sticky toffee and I can’t get sufficient of it. 

Sticky Toffee pudding 

Each time I’m requested the query of “what’s your favorite dessert?” the reply is ALWAYS going to be sticky toffee pudding for me. I’ve began an unintended rating of native sticky toffee’s with my different half, and if it’s on the menu, I’ll order it – irrespective of how full I’m. 

The web says “Sticky toffee pudding is a basic British dessert consisting of a moist, date-filled sponge cake drenched in a wealthy toffee sauce, usually served with vanilla custard or ice cream” – and it’s ICONIC. 

I perceive that the phrase/ingredient of ‘dates’ would possibly put individuals off, I can promise you and guarantee you that it’s value together with the dates in a pudding like this. The pure flavour of dates will increase the flavour of the toffee. You’ll be able to both go away the dates chunky for those who like that, or you may mix them to a paste so that you just don’t have the feel, however the flavour remains to be there. 

Base pudding combine

The precise pudding combine is straightforward to make, and usually a throw it collectively in a bowl and blend kinda factor aside from possibly needing a blender. I exploit a medium sized baking dish to bake the pudding in (they will fluctuate) but it surely’s roughly 20cmx30cm. 

• Dates – I desire to make use of medjool dates as I am keen on the flavour, however you need to use any. Make sure that they’re de-stoned, and finely chop them. 
• Butter – the butter for the pudding could be a block butter, or baking unfold 
• Sugar – I desire to make use of darkish brown gentle sugar for a correct sticky toffee flavour, however gentle brown sugar works additionally
• Flour – I exploit self elevating flour when making this pudding
• Cocoa – the way in which through which we make it chocolatey – I add a robust and tremendous chocolatey cocoa powder to get the most effective flavour (I exploit this 100% cocoa powder) 
• Elevating brokers – A bit little bit of baking powder and bicarbonate of soda will get the proper rise within the pudding 
• Treacle – black treacle is necessary once more for the right sticky toffee flavour, however might be substituted for golden syrup 
• Eggs – I exploit medium eggs in my baking, however two giant would work nicely for this
• Milk – I at all times use full-fat entire milk in my bakes for finest outcomes 

Easy methods to bake

I begin by making my date combination – add the finely chopped dates to a bowl with the boiling water and allow them to soak. After ten minutes you may both crack on with the recipe or now you can mix them to a fantastic texture if you wish to keep away from the date lumps. Both approach, you do add the water into the combination. 

In a brand new bowl, you beat collectively the butter and sugar till creamy to ensure there are not any butter lumps, after which you may add the flour, elevating brokers, treacle, eggs, milk and date combination after which you may mix this. I exploit an electrical hand mixer, however a stand mixer will work, or a bowl with a spatula and slightly arm energy. 

I bake the pudding within the oven at 160ºc in a fan oven, for about 35-40 minutes. That is the form of dessert that might fluctuate in baking time on account of completely different elements or baking dish (for instance, I keep away from utilizing glass dishes as that may change baking instances fairly drastically). While it’s baking, I make the sauce as I prefer to serve my pudding sizzling, however you may put together the pudding upfront. 

Chocolate toffee sauce

So, in comparison with my first sticky toffee recipe, I made a decision to extend the quantity of sauce as I actually needed to make this pudding saucey (like a self saucing pudding actually) – and it’s chocolatey as nicely. It’s very easy to make as nicely, so that you simply want a medium sized pan on the hob. 

• Butter – while you need to use bakings unfold for the sponge, I’d suggest precise butter for the sauce to stop splitting (the block sort in foil) 
• Sugar – I exploit darkish brown gentle sugar, I’d use the identical as you used for the sponge 
• Treacle – once more, I desire black treacle for a wealthy flavour, however golden syrup works nicely 
• Cream – double/heavy cream is finest, single cream or low fats received’t work in the identical approach
• Vanilla – I like so as to add slightly sweetness, however that is non-compulsory 
• Chocolate – I then add darkish chocolate (70%+ darkish is finest for an expensive flavour and since the remainder of the sauce is including sweetness). Decrease cocoa chocolate could make the sauce barely sickly or truly cut up. 

I add the butter, sugar, treacle, cream and vanilla to my pan and soften on a low warmth till the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted. In a different way to the unique toffee sauce, I don’t boil this sauce for a minute, however I take it off the warmth add stir by the chocolate till it’s melted because the chocolate thickens the sauce as an alternative of the warmth. 

Suggestions and tips 

• I pour half to 2 thirds of the sauce onto the pudding as soon as the pudding has been baked and I let this sauce soak in barely when the pudding is recent out of the oven. The remainder of the sauce I pour onto every bit (with a scoop of ice cream)
• That is finest served recent, however will final 3+ days within the fridge
• The pudding might be made upfront and frozen 
• You’ll be able to reheat the pudding as soon as when you have leftovers
• I exploit a 30x20cm measurement dish, however something roughly comparable works nicely 

Sticky Toffee Pudding

• 175 g dates (stones eliminated)
• 175 ml boiling water
• 75 g unsalted butter
• 175 g gentle or darkish brown gentle sugar
• 200 g self elevating flour
• 50 g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 75 g black treacle (or golden syrup)
• 3 medium eggs
• 125 ml entire milk

Sticky Toffee Sauce

• 125 g unsalted butter
• 125 g gentle or darkish brown gentle sugar
• 3 tbsp black treacle (or golden syrup)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 275 ml double cream
• 200 g chocolate

For the Pudding

• Take away the stones out of your dates, and chop as finely as attainable.

• Pour over the boiling water and go away the combination to sit down for 20 minutes or so. In case you desire no lumps, mix the combination till clean.

• Preheat your oven to 180ºC/160ºC Fan, and get a baking dish prepared – I exploit one that’s about 1.5L in measurement (30x20cm ish)

• Add the unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, self elevating flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and the black treacle right into a bowl, and beat till mixed – beat as little as attainable in order to not over beat it. 

• Add within the date & water combination, and the milk slightly at a time, and blend in till clean. It’s going to be a skinny combination, however roll with it!

• Pour the combination into the dish and bake within the oven for 35-40 minutes, or till a skewer comes out clear. While baking, make the sauce!

For the Sauce

• Add the butter, sugar, treacle, vanilla and cream elements to a bigger pan, and warmth and stir till the sugar has dissolved and the butter has melted and integrated. 

• Add the darkish chocolate and stir by till melted

• Pour half or a lot of the sauce over the baked pudding

• Serve with a drizzle of cream, whipped cream, or ice cream like I did and any leftover sauce! 

• I pour half to 2 thirds of the sauce onto the pudding as soon as the pudding has been baked and I let this sauce soak in barely when the pudding is recent out of the oven. The remainder of the sauce I pour onto every bit (with a scoop of ice cream)
• There’s alot of sauce so if you’d like much less you may make half, or freeze half
• That is finest served recent, however will final 3+ days within the fridge
• The pudding might be made upfront and frozen 
• You’ll be able to reheat the pudding as soon as when you have leftovers
• I exploit a 30x20cm measurement dish, however something roughly comparable works nicely 

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