Old-Fashioned Sticky Toffee Pudding Is the Dessert I Swear By

This toffee pudding is decadent without being cloyingly sweet, and feels somehow celebratory and comforting all at the same time.
Old-Fashioned Sticky Toffee Pudding Is the Dessert I Swear By
This classic British dessert has a moist sponge cake topped in a delicious toffee sauce. Paola + Murray/TCA
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The first time I went to visit my best friend in London, she insisted we go to a traditional Sunday roast. While the roast beef was exceptional, the real standout to me was the traditional sticky toffee pudding served at the end of the meal. It was decadent without being cloyingly sweet and felt somehow celebratory and comforting all at the same time. It’s draped in a generous layer of toffee sauce and often served with a side of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or custard sauce.

Why You’ll Love It

It’s a classic dessert. This isn’t pudding in the American sense of the word. It’s a classic English pudding of a moist date sponge cake with a tender crumb.
I’ve perfected the recipe. After trying and testing dozens of sticky toffee pudding recipes over the years, I’ve landed on this one being my absolute favorite.

Key Ingredients

Butter: Use unsalted butter for the cake and the toffee sauce.
Alexis deBoschnek, TheKitchn.com
Alexis deBoschnek, TheKitchn.com
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