Winter Warmers Part One: Sticky Toffee Fudge Cake

So winter has arrived, bringing with it flurries of snow, slippy roads and radiant sunrises.

I love this exact time of year...the last few days of autumn and first few days of winter are here, and I love the mish mash of weather we now have. I love the colours on the trees, and having an excuse to bring out my big fluffy winter coat!

So now winter is here, many are turning to food for comfort; it's that time of year perfect for soups, stews and hot puddings...food that warms you up and is good for the soul. Over the next few weeks running up to Christmas, I'll be sharing with you some of my favourite winter warmers recipes, from hotpots to crumbles. And this first recipe will not fail to warm the cockles of your heart even on the coldest of days...the wonderful Sticky Toffee Fudge Cake.

Ingredients:
For the Sponge
175g chopped dates
1tsp. bicarb.
50g salted butter
Pinch of salt
75g demerara sugar
75g molasses sugar
175g self-raising flour
2 large eggs
1tsp. vanilla essence

For the Sticky Toffee Topping
250ml double cream
80g butter
80g molasses sugar

For the Extra Sauce
300ml whipping cream
50g molasses sugar
50g salted butter

Double cream, to serve

Method:
Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius and butter a baking dish.
Pour 275ml of boiling water into a large mixing bowl and add the dates. Stir and set aside until lukewarm.
Measure out all the other ingredients for the sponge and add to the dates and water and mix together until combined.
Blend the date mixture in a food processor until nearly smooth, but with a few bits of date still visible.
Pour the sponge batter into the baking dish and bake for 40 minutes or until firm to the touch.
Pre-heat the grill to medium.
Make both the topping and extra sauce by heating the ingredients gently in separate pans, stirring regularly, until they briefly boil. Pour the topping over the cooked pudding.
Place the sticky toffee pudding under a moderate grill until bubbling.
To serve, spoon the pudding into individual bowls and pour on the extra sauce.

*Note: if you would rather serve with custard/ice cream/pouring cream instead of the extra sauce, simply just omit this from the recipe!*

And there you have it! A scrummy Sticky Toffee Pud, perfect for those Sunday film afternoons!

Happy baking, and have an awesome week!

Charley x


(This recipe if from the BBC Good Food website, I use it all the time and it's fast become a family favourite. For more recipes, head over to the website now)

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