Sticky Chocolate Toffee Cake

Sticky Chocolate Toffee Cake

Here is a great Aussie dessert to wrap ya laughin gear around mate.

For Pudding

2 tablespoon butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup self-rising flour
3/4 cup chopped dates (pitted)
1 cup boiling water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Instruction

Combine boiling water, baking soda and dates. Set aside for about 20 minutes, stir occasionally. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar, until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. Add in the date, water and baking soda mixture, then vanilla, then flour. Bake in an 8 inch round or square pan for 30 minutes.

For Sauce

3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tbsp butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine the brown sugar and whipping cream in a sauce pan over low heat. When this mixture is liquefied and warm, add butter, vanilla and cardamom. Mix over low heat.

Pour sauce over pudding, add some vanilla ice cream and chopped and sprinkle pieces of chocolate toffee bits. You beauty!