Sticky toffee pudding

Sticky toffee pudding is a British dessert consisting of a moist sponge cake, sometimes made with finely chopped dates or prunes, covered in a toffee sauce. The dessert's origins are considered a "mystery" according to the gastronomic journal, Saveur; however, the dominant story is that Francis Coulson developed and served this dessert at his Sharrow Bay Country House Hotelin the Lake District in 1960. Coulson's former protégé and chef, Juan Mart... more

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