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Sticky Date Toffee Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce

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Sticky Date Toffee Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce, a fabulous date cake recipe that popular in Australia.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Cake
Cuisine International
Servings 10 slices

Ingredients
  

For the date cake:

  • 3/4 cups pitted dates
  • 3/4 cups water
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened (room temp)
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tsp grated orange zest
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • A pinch of salt

For the hot toffee sauce:

  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 2 drops of vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180C
  • Grease a springform cake pan or a normal round cake tin with butter
  • 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
  • In 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
  • Then add the dates and mix until well combined
  • Pour into prepared cake pan
  • 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

  • Bring 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
  • Poke holes over the cake and pour the sauce when still warm all over it