Cake: Sticky Toffee

By fsilver4

My daughter had friends over so I tried this cake on them without telling them what they were eating...Those boys ate half my cake in a matter of seconds. When I told them they were eating dates, they couldn't believe it.

Ingredients

• Toffee Sauce:
• 1 pound chopped dates
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 2 sticks softened butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 1/4 tablespoons of baking powder
• Toasted chopped pecans (optional)
• Toasted coconut (optional)
• 1/2 lb butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350*
Grease and flour 2 8" or 9" cake pans.

In a saucepan, boil dates and water.

Meanwhile, cream together the sugar and the eggs until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs to the batter and then 1 tsp vanilla.

Back to the dates: Add 2 tsp baking soda. (It will foam up)

Back to the batter: Add the flour and then the date mixture.
Lastly: Add 3 and 1/4 tablespoons of baking powder. I know it sounds strange. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 40 minutes.\

Toffee Sauce:

Put in pan and simmer until golden and clear.
Pour over cake after punching some holes in the cake for absorption.