Toffee pudding is a very traditional English treat, a little gooier than cake but with some cake-like texture. The British still refer to it as pudding. This dessert is very rich in butter and topped with a toffee syrup. It can also be topped with a layer of whipped cream, if desired.
Toffee pudding is a food made with pitted dates and baking soda as the main ingredients.
Ingredients：
225g pitted dates, 1 tsp baking soda, 200ml hot water, 85g softened butter, 175g sugar, 2 eggs at room temperature 165g all-purpose flour, 5g baking powder, 2 tbsp Ovaltine powder, 2 tbsp plain yogurt, 115g butter, 115g brown sugar, 140ml heavy cream, 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
Directions：
1. Sprinkle baking soda over dates, add 200ml hot water, and set aside.
2. Beat softened butter and sugar until white, add eggs one by one and mix until smooth.
3. Add cinnamon and Ovaltine powder, mix well, and add mixed flour and baking powder.
4. Add the yogurt to the batter in step 3 and mix well.
5. Pour the soaked dates and water into a blender and grind together, do not mix completely smooth, then add the batter from step 4 and mix.
6. Pour the batter into a buttered baking dish and bake at 180 degrees for 35 minutes.
7. Next, make the caramel sauce: put the butter, brown sugar, and heavy cream in a small saucepan and stir to melt.
8. Pour the toffee syrup over the baked pudding and it's ready to eat.
In addition to this, here are some other desserts that the British love.
1. Apple-cheddar Crumble
Crumble is a dessert that originated from England, in which cookies are crumbled into a ball and then fixed into a crumble.
This apple-cheddar crumble mixes cheese, fruit, nuts, and crackers together and is thought to help with digestion, so it is usually served at the end of a meal.
2. Scone
Traditionally, the scone is shaped into a triangle, with oats as the main ingredient, and the rice dough is baked in a shallow pan used for pancakes.
Nowadays, flour has become the main ingredient. The shape is no longer the same as a triangle but can be shaped into a circle, square, or diamond. Scones can be made into sweet or savory flavors and can be used as a snack in addition to breakfast.
3. The Victoria Sponge
The Victoria Sponge is a classic British tea-time essential.
Called "Victoria" because it is Queen Victoria's own favorite way to eat sponge cake (a layer of cream layer of jam).
4. Trifle
Trifle is a dessert made with layers of thick custard + fruit + sherry-soaked cake + juice or jam + freshly whipped light cream, layer by layer in a cup.
5. Raspberry Meringue Pudding
The pudding here is used as the main body and belongs to a simple custard. This was a relatively frugal approach at the time, with a single meringue and raspberry just dotted on top of the pudding as decoration.
