Sticky Date Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce Recipe

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Sticky date toffee cake with hot toffee sauce: Date cakes seem to be really popular in Australia. While it pales in comparison to the popularity of banana bread, This sticky date cake is by far the best cake I have ever baked with no chocolate in it. Chocolate cakes are my weakness and specialty but now I must add dates to the list. I always seem to have luck while cooking or baking with them.

This recipe is adapted from the brilliant book ‘A Passion for Baking’ by Marcy Goldman  from where I baked the Toblerone Shortbread, which many of you loved for its simplicity. This cake is not as straightforward but it was yummy with such little effort.

I took step by step pictures and then realised there are way too many pictures. I put them in collages although I am not a fan of posting steps like this. Hope it’s easy enough to understand, do leave your thoughts.

More easy cake recipes:
Orange cake
Chocolate truffle cake
Moist carrot cake
Banana cake with cream cheese frosting

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Sticky Date Toffee Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce

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Sticky Date Toffee Cake with Hot Toffee Sauce, a fabulous date cake recipe that popular in Australia.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Cake

Cuisine International

Servings 10 slices

Ingredients

  

For the date cake:

• 3/4 cups pitted dates
• 3/4 cups water
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened (room temp)
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tsp grated orange zest
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• A pinch of salt

For the hot toffee sauce:

• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cream
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter softened
• 2 drops of vanilla extract

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180C
• Grease a springform cake pan or a normal round cake tin with butter
• In a saucepan, simmer dates in water and vanilla until they are soft and almost mushy (about 3-4 mins)
• Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. The mixture will foam a bit. Mix well and set aside to cool completely
• In a bowl, cream butter with both sugars and orange zest until fluffy
• Blend in eggs and then fold in flour, baking powder and salt
• Then add the dates and mix until well combined
• Then add the dates and mix until well combined
• Pour into prepared cake pan
• Bake for 40-50 mins or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. If the cake has crowned, cut off the top until the cake is level

To Make Hot Toffee Sauce

• Bring brown sugar, cream and butter to a gentle boil and let simmer for 5-7 mins until the mixture thickens
• Remove from fire and stir in vanilla
• Poke holes over the cake and pour the sauce when still warm all over it

Step One
Pre-heat oven to 350F / 180C. Grease a springform cake pan or a normal round cake tin with butter.

Step Two 
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In a saucepan, simmer dates in water and vanilla until they are soft and almost mushy (about 3-4 mins). Remove from heat and stir in baking soda. The mixture will foam a bit. Mix well and set aside to cool completely.

Step Three
PinIn a bowl, cream butter with both sugars and orange zest until fluffy. Blend in eggs and then fold in flour, baking powder and salt. Then add the dates and mix until well combined.

Step Four
PinBlend in eggs and then fold in flour, baking powder and salt.

Step Five
PinThen add the dates and mix until well combined. Pour into prepared cake pan.

Step Six
PinBake for 40-50 mins, until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. If the cake has crowned, cut off the top until the cake is level.

To Make Hot Toffee Sauce
PinBring brown sugar, cream and butter to a gentle boil and let simmer for 5-7 mins until the mixture thickens. Remove from fire and stir in vanilla. Set aside.