Featured 'Recipe of the Month' - Number 5

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RECIPE FOR STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE

SERVES 6 PEOPLE

INGREDIENTS

Toffee Pudding 2 teaspoons of cocoa 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules 80ml water 75 grams of dried dates 200 grams of self-raising flour 150 grams of butter 150 grams of castor sugar 3 eggs 1-teaspoon baking powder

Toffee Sauce 65 grams of butter 125 grams dark brown sugar 65ml whipping cream

INSTRUCTIONS

For the Pudding:

1 -    Place cocoa, coffee granules, water and dates in to a pan bring to the boil, then turn heat down to simmer. Once the liquid has reduced by half take off heat and allow to cool

2 -   Place soften butter and sugar into mixing bowl and cream together

3 -   Mix in egg, then sieve flour and baking powder into bowl. Beat all together until completely mix together

4 -  Blend the date mix that you prepared in step 1 (with hand blender) into a smooth mixture then add to mixer in step 3

5 -  Spoon the mixture into Dario moulds or zinc buttered ramekin then place all the moulds nto baking tray fill with 2cm of water around the moulds, cover with tin foil place in a pre heat oven at 180 for 35 minutes

6 -  Then run knife around the side to ease out of the mould the pour over toffee sauce

For the Sauce:

Place butter, dark brown sugar and whipping cream into a pan, place on a low heat on the cooker until butter and sugar have melted stirring all the time then ready to serve.

BON APPETIT!