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Sticky Date Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce Recipe

February 18, 2020 43 Comments

sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauce

Sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauce: Date cakes seem to be really popular in Australia. While it pales in comparison to the popularity of banana bread, This sticky date cake is by far the best cake I have ever baked with no chocolate in it. Chocolate cakes are my weakness and specialty but now I must add dates to the list. I always seem to have luck while cooking or baking with them.

This recipe is adapted from the brilliant book ‘A Passion for Baking’ by Marcy Goldman  from where I baked the Toblerone Shortbread, which many of you loved for its simplicity. This cake is not as straightforward but it was yummy with such little effort.

I took step by step pictures and then realised there are way too many pictures. I put them in collages although I am not a fan of posting steps like this. Hope it’s easy enough to understand, do leave your thoughts.

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Sticky Date Toffee Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Cook time
50 mins
Total time
1 hour 5 mins
 
Sticky Date Toffee Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce, a fabulous date cake recipe that popular in Australia.
Author: nags
Recipe type: Cake
Cuisine: International
Serves: 10 slices
Ingredients
For the date cake:
  • ¾ cups pitted dates
  • ¾ cups water
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened (room temp)
  • ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tsp grated orange zest
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
For the hot toffee sauce:
  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup cream
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 drops of vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180C
  2. Grease a springform cake pan or a normal round cake tin with butter
  3. In a saucepan, simmer dates in water and vanilla until they are soft and almost mushy (about 3-4 mins)
  4. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. The mixture will foam a bit. Mix well and set aside to cool completely
  5. In a bowl, cream butter with both sugars and orange zest until fluffy
  6. Blend in eggs and then fold in flour, baking powder and salt
  7. Then add the dates and mix until well combined
  8. Then add the dates and mix until well combined
  9. Pour into prepared cake pan
  10. Bake for 40-50 mins or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. If the cake has crowned, cut off the top until the cake is level
To Make Hot Toffee Sauce
  1. Bring brown sugar, cream and butter to a gentle boil and let simmer for 5-7 mins until the mixture thickens
  2. Remove from fire and stir in vanilla
  3. Poke holes over the cake and pour the sauce when still warm all over it
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Step One
Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180C. Grease a springform cake pan or a normal round cake tin with butter.

Step Two 
sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauce

In a saucepan, simmer dates in water and vanilla until they are soft and almost mushy (about 3-4 mins). Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. The mixture will foam a bit. Mix well and set aside to cool completely.

Step Three
sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauceIn a bowl, cream butter with both sugars and orange zest until fluffy. Blend in eggs and then fold in flour, baking powder and salt. Then add the dates and mix until well combined.

Step Four
sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauceBlend in eggs and then fold in flour, baking powder and salt.

Step Five
sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauceThen add the dates and mix until well combined. Pour into prepared cake pan.

Step Six
sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauceBake for 40-50 mins, until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. If the cake has crowned, cut off the top until the cake is level.

To Make Hot Toffee Sauce
sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauceBring brown sugar, cream and butter to a gentle boil and let simmer for 5-7 mins until the mixture thickens. Remove from fire and stir in vanilla. Set aside.

sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauce

Once the cake is done and when it’s still warm, poke holes with a skewer and pour the sauce over, allowing the cake to absorb it. Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.

Do yourself a favour and bake this sticky date cake NOW. Don’t miss out the toffee sauce, the cake will definitely not taste as good without it.
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Comments

  1. aks

    June 13, 2016 at 4:49 pm

    Loved the very idea of the cake 🙂 soooooo goooood

    Reply
    • nags

      June 14, 2016 at 2:06 pm

      thank you!

      Reply
  2. aks

    June 13, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    Can i make this cake in a pressure cooker?

    Reply
    • nags

      June 14, 2016 at 2:07 pm

      yes you can try for sure. please follow instructions in this pressure cooker cake post.

      Reply
  3. Shilpa Sharma

    November 7, 2012 at 6:56 am

    Loved the cake, baked it today and it turned out fab

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      November 7, 2012 at 7:02 am

      thank you shilpa 🙂

      Reply
  4. Tastyveedu

    July 22, 2012 at 5:44 am

    is it ok to substitute the orange zest with lemon zest??

    Reply
    • Nagalakshmi V

      July 23, 2012 at 12:16 am

      yes sure!

      Reply
  5. Shalima

    April 20, 2012 at 2:17 am

    I saw this recipe yesterday (in fact i happened to see your blog yesterday and I am glad I did) and instantly I knew I had to try this. My 8.5 month baby in my womb told me he/she wanted it. So I made it today and OM… heavenly.. Thanks a lot for the recipe…

    Reply
  6. angel-at-heart

    April 20, 2012 at 2:14 am

    I saw the recipe yesterday (in fact I happen to see your blog yesterday for the first time) and i knew right then and there that I had to make it… I made it today and OMG… heavenly.. my husband loved it… 🙂 . Thanks a lot..

    Reply
  7. Anonymous

    February 4, 2012 at 10:07 pm

    Ok recipe

    Reply
  8. Bharathy

    June 8, 2011 at 1:09 pm

    innumkondu bakki ullathum theerthu ktta..:)
    happa yummy yummy cake!..half of it will be off to M-r-i and b—gavi soon…:)

    Reply
  9. Bharathy

    December 17, 2010 at 8:17 am

    ya ya ya :)..bhadramayi irippondu :)..shakalam crumbilnu aditchu matti bakki bridgil onde..:)

    Reply
  10. Nags

    December 16, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    yes yes, its our very own soda podi. will taste amazing 😀 you have brown sugar right?

    Reply
  11. Bharathy

    December 16, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    At last I managed to get the cream from kottayam, vazhaka sugar n spice ;)..btw baking soda= soda podi?

    Reply
  12. rupa

    July 14, 2010 at 8:56 am

    Thank you…will try this ..will let you know how its turned out 🙂

    Reply
  13. Heavenly Housewife

    July 13, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    Saw this on Tastespotting and had to stop by! How gorgeous is that cake!? Its so awesome because yours looks even better than the one in the book.
    *kisses* HH

    Reply
  14. Nags

    July 14, 2010 at 1:57 am

    Thank you HH! Saw your blog and it rocks 🙂

    Reply
  15. Suma Rowjee

    July 13, 2010 at 9:24 am

    Looks really inviting!!!

    Reply
  16. rupa

    July 13, 2010 at 7:10 am

    hey posted a comment yesterday …doesn't show up here..any alternative for eggs…want to make this eggless

    Reply
  17. delhibelle

    July 13, 2010 at 6:53 am

    drool! that cake's straight outta my favourite enid blyton stories

    Reply
  18. Nithya

    July 13, 2010 at 6:00 am

    Looks really good dear 🙂 Yummy. Nice click too 🙂

    Reply
  19. Bergamot

    July 13, 2010 at 5:40 am

    lovely cake… like the toffee dripping all over the cake

    Reply
  20. RV

    July 13, 2010 at 4:07 am

    I am loving the first pic. The angle and composition is awesome. Dates in cake sounds yumm..

    Reply
  21. Nags

    July 13, 2010 at 7:13 am

    Hello Rupa, sorry I missed the comment yesterday. Egg substitutes are there for cakes, my favorite being yogurt. You could try replacing the 2 eggs with 1/2 cup thick yogurt. Add in the place of eggs in the cake making process. Another option is this:
    1 egg = 2 Tbsp. water + 1 Tbsp. oil + 2 tsp. baking powder

    Reply
  22. Shabs..

    July 12, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    wow….what a treat for the eys….looks soo soo good!

    Reply
  23. Jay

    July 12, 2010 at 7:39 pm

    This is my fav one..Nicely clicked.

    Reply
  24. munchcrunchandsuch

    July 12, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    OMG! i think u got it made toi perfection..looks absolutely wonderful

    Reply
  25. Elegant Chic

    July 12, 2010 at 4:08 pm

    S-L-U-R-P!!!!!!

    I'm catching the next flight to Singapore to grab a bite!!
    Simply awesome re!!! 😀

    Reply
  26. anubhavati

    July 12, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Hi Nags,

    Lovely clicks nags and looks so awesome….spongy and so delectable and i can almost smell the dates cooking!!

    Shobha

    Reply
  27. Suja Sugathan

    July 12, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Looks so yummy and mouthwatering..and with the toffee sauce..fabulous.

    Reply
  28. Mriganayani

    July 12, 2010 at 2:39 pm

    Now, you marry me…

    Reply
  29. Premalatha Aravindhan

    July 12, 2010 at 1:54 pm

    Wow!!! Waiting for this recipe…cake luks perfect,yummy toffee sauce.too gud Pictures.

    Reply
  30. Laavanya

    July 12, 2010 at 1:15 pm

    All i can see is toffee toffee and I'm drooling already! 🙂

    Reply
  31. Rupa

    July 12, 2010 at 12:49 pm

    I would make it immediately if it didnt have eggs in it . any suggestions for going eggless?

    Reply
  32. Priti

    July 12, 2010 at 8:49 am

    Ahh so you posted …tempted a lot with the pic itself…looks absolute fab ..some effort this cake huh 😉

    Reply
  33. Sonia

    July 12, 2010 at 4:19 am

    Truly luscious, Nags! 🙂

    Reply
  34. Pavithra

    July 12, 2010 at 3:42 am

    Looks soooooooo yummy and mouthwatering.. Wonderful cake.Loved the last pictures..

    Reply
  35. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    July 12, 2010 at 3:33 am

    Wonderful, delish and mouth watering cake. I love stickyness of it 🙂

    Reply
  36. Suhaina

    July 12, 2010 at 3:17 am

    Pictures looks so perfect, and the cake looks very tempting. I too have done this cake before for Hariraya for my neighbors.
    Wish to have some bites from ur cake too..

    Reply
  37. RAKS KITCHEN

    July 12, 2010 at 5:28 am

    Looks way too tempting with toffee sauce on it,I am loving this cake for the toffee sauce,delicious!Yum! All the step wise pictures are looking good too!

    Reply
  38. Sharmilee! :)

    July 12, 2010 at 5:06 am

    I luv dates in any form…this cake is too gud! Luved the first click v much…Stepwise looks organised and nice

    Reply
  39. sowmya's creative saga

    July 12, 2010 at 3:48 am

    this is wonderful..beautifully presented..will surely try this soon..

    Reply

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