If you’re looking for a special dessert to serve to your guests in honor of Tu Bishvat, the Jewish holiday celebrating the New Year of the Trees, Sticky Toffee Pudding is your answer! This traditional British recipe consists of a soft sponge cake made from sweet dates and topped with spoonfuls of luscious warm toffee sauce. Does it get any better?!?
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Ingredients
CAKE INGREDIENTS
1 pound dates, pitted and chopped
1 ½ tsp baking soda
2 ½ cups boiling water
½ cup margarine
1 cup +2 Tbsp sugar
3 eggs
1 2/3 cup flour
TOFFEE SAUCE INGREDIENTS
½ cup margarine
1 cup whipped topping
1 cup + 2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 ½ 2 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Placed the chopped dates in a medium bowl, stir in the baking soda then cover with the boiling water. Separately, cream together the sugar and margarine then mixed in the eggs. Once well combined, add the flour and date-mixture and slowly stirred until combined.
Transfer the batter to a 9×13” dish and bake for 40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
