If you go to any English restaurant, you’re more than likely to see at least one of the following traditional puds on the menu:
Apple pie and custard/creamChocolate fudge cake and ice creamSticky toffee pudding and custardEton Mess
It probably sounds like I’m complaining at the lack of variety or imagination, but I’m not!I’d gladly eat any one of those gorgeous desserts, and I’m pretty sure I’d still choose one of them even if there was a huge dessert menu with lots of choice. It’s a lovely, light sponge, with loads of flavour, and that sticky toffee sauce is so moreish!!
📋 What do we need?
For the ‘cake part’:
For the sticky toffee sauce:
Make the toffee sauce by heating sugar, butter and cream in a pan, until combined. Then bring to the boil, turn off the heat, and stir in treacle and more cream.Remove the cake from the oven and pour over half of the toffee sauce. Serve with the remaining sauce.
👩🍳PRO TIP Tastes just as good warmed up in the microwave (in portions) – so it’s a great make-ahead dessert. 👩🍳PRO TIP 2 Add ½ tsp salt to the toffee sauce for a Sticky Salted Toffee Pudding 😋 I love mine with custard, Chris loves his with ice cream, and the kids will have both if I let them!! What would you serve yours with? Stay updated with new recipes!Subscribe to the newsletter to hear when I post a new recipe. I’m also on YouTube (new videos every week) and Instagram (behind-the-scenes stories & beautiful food photos). This post was first published in August 2017. Updated September 2021 with new photos, a couple of tweaks to the recipes and a bit of housekeeping. Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links – which means if you buy the product I get a small commission (at no extra cost to you). If you do buy, then thank you! That’s what helps us to keep Kitchen Sanctuary running. The nutritional information provided is approximate and can vary depending on several factors. For more information please see our Terms & Conditions.
