Mary Berry's easy sticky toffee pudding

By Mary Berry · bbc.co.uk

Serves 6

50–55 min

A warm sponge pudding soaked in a buttery toffee sauce, served with cream or ice cream.

prepPreheat oven to 180°C / 160°C Fan / Gas 4
prepButter a wide shallow 1.7 litre / 3 pint ovenproof dish
100 g butter, softened (for pudding)	Beat butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda & treacle	Whisk in milk until smooth	Pour into dish, bake 180°C / 160°C Fan, 35–40 min until risen & springy	Pour half sauce over pudding, serve with cream or ice cream
175 g light muscovado sugar (for pudding)
2 large free-range eggs
225 g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tbsp black treacle (for pudding)
275 ml full-fat milk
100 g butter (for sauce)	Heat butter, sugar, treacle & cream, stir until melted, boil 1 min
125 g light muscovado sugar (for sauce)
1 tbsp black treacle (for sauce)
300 ml pouring double cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
double cream or vanilla ice cream, to serve

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