Chocolatestickydatepuddingwithwhiskeybutterscotchsauce Recipes

IRISH STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH IRISH WHISKEY TOFFEE SAUCE

Steps:

• Grease 10-cup (2.5 L) Bundt or tube pan; dust with flour. Set aside.
• In saucepan, bring water, dates and baking soda to boil; let cool.
• In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light; beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Stir in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour with baking powder; stir into butter mixture alternately with date mixture, making 2 additions of dry ingredients and 1 of date mixture. Scrape into prepared pan. Bake in centre of 350°F (180°C) oven for 45 minutes.
• Irish Whiskey Toffee Sauce: Meanwhile, in saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in sugar until dissolved. Add cream and bring to simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in whiskey; keep warm.
• While still in pan and using skewer or toothpick, poke holes all over cake; pour 1/3 cup (75 mL) warm sauce evenly over top. Bake until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes.
• Invert cake onto platter. Poke holes all over; pour 1/3 cup (75 mL) more sauce over cake. (Make-ahead: Let cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap; store in airtight container at room temperature for up 2 days. Cover remaining sauce and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat to serve.).
• To serve, cut into slices; drizzle with remaining warm sauce. Serves 12.
• Canadian Living Magazine: March 2007.

STICKY DATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and chocolate in a small bowl, and set aside.
• Bring the dates and water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Remove from the heat, and stir in the baking soda. Allow the mixture to stand for 5 minutes, then scrape into a blender, and carefully puree until smooth; set aside.
• Cream 1/4 cup of butter together with the superfine sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Fold in the flour mixture and the date puree until well blended. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, stir together the cream, brown sugar, and 1 cup of butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until the butter melts; set aside.
• When the puddings have baked for 25 minutes, remove them from the oven, and cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove the puddings from the muffin tin, and place them onto a baking sheet. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the sauce over each pudding, then return to the oven and bake for 5 minutes more.
• To serve, spoon some of the sauce onto the bottom of a dessert plate, and place a pudding on top. Lightly dust with confectioners' sugar, and top with a 1/4 cup scoop of ice cream. Repeat with the remaining date puddings.

STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH TOFFEE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180*C/375*F.
• Combine dates and baking soda in a heatproof bowl.
• Pour over 250ml of boiling water.
• Set dates aside till room temperature.
• Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl till pale.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth.
• Fold in flour then stir in date mixture, including the water.
• Pour mixture into greased and floured 8 inch deep cake pan and bake for 30-45 minutes until cooked through; set aside for a couple of minutes before turning out.
• To make sauce, combine all ingredients over low heat, stirring until butter has melted.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve hot!

CHOCOLATE STICKY DATE PUDDING WITH WHISKEY BUTTERSCOTCH SAUCE

Steps:

• PREPARE PUDDING:.
• Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (160 degrees Celsius for convection oven; converts to 350 degrees F/320 F). Grease a 20 cm round cake pan (8-inch cake pan). Line base and side with baking paper (parchment paper).
• Combine dates and 1 1/4 cups cold water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from heat.
• Stir in bicarbonate of soda. Stand for 15 minutes.
• Process date mixture until almost smooth.
• Place butter and sugar in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat for 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time.
• Stir in flour, chocolate, and date mixture.
• Spread mixture into a prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• PREPARE SAUCE:.
• Combine sugar, cream and butter in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved.
• Increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium. Simmer for 4 minutes or until slightly thickened.
• Stir in whisky (if using).
• Serve cake with sauce and cream.