Best Sticky Toffee Pudding Ever

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare a 6 hole muffin pan with butter or a round or square baking dish. Set aside.
3. Get out all of your ingredients and get ready to make this AMAZING dessert!
4. Sift the flour and baking powder onto a sheet of parchment paper. Set aside.
5. Chop the dates fine.
6. Place in a small bowl and add the boiling water and baking soda. Set aside.
7. Place butter and sugar into a mixing bowl.
8. Using a handheld or stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
9. Add the egg and vanilla.
10. Beat until well blended.
11. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
12. Add the date mixture to the batter and fold in until blended with a rubber spatula.
13. Pour into your prepared baking dish or pan.
14. Bake until pudding is set and firm on top, about 20 minutes for the bites and around 35 minutes for the cake.
15. Remove from oven and place on to a wire rack.

Toffee Sauce

1. While the pudding is baking you have to make the toffee sauce.
2. Combine the butter, heavy cream and brown sugar in a medium sized saucepan.
3. Heat until boiling. Stir constantly.
4. Boil gently over medium low heat until mixture is thickened, about 8 minutes.
5. Preheat your oven to broil.
6. Spoon about ⅓ cup of the sauce over top of the pudding. Spread out as evenly as possible on top.
7. Place pudding under the broiler until the topping is bubbly, about 1 minute.
8. Serve immediately into dessert bowls.
9. Drizzle with toffee sauce and top with a spoonful of ice cream or whipped cream if desired. Enjoy!
10. Store any leftovers covered in an airtight container in your fridge until desired.