Gingerbread Sticky Toffee Pudding

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 20mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    9
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    459

This indulgent, spiced pudding is a great ending for festive dinners. Serve with freshly whipped cream or ice cream. We have used a large traybake tin, 30 cm x 20 cm, to make this recipe.

recipe updated 10 Nov 2025

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    175 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    85 g
  • Pitted dates icon
    Pitted dates
    225 g
  • Vanilla bean paste icon
    Vanilla bean paste
    1 teaspoon
  • Bicarbonate of soda icon
    Bicarbonate of soda
    1 teaspoon
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    2
  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    175 g
  • Dark brown sugar icon
    Dark brown sugar
    315 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • Dark treacle icon
    Dark treacle
    3 tablespoons
  • Whole milk icon
    Whole milk
    100 g
  • Ground ginger icon
    Ground ginger
    1 tablespoon
  • Ground cinnamon icon
    Ground cinnamon
    1 teaspoon
  • Ground cloves icon
    Ground cloves
    ½ teaspoon
  • Ground nutmeg icon
    Ground nutmeg
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    50 g
  • Whipping cream icon
    Whipping cream
    110 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Cooking Chef XL
  • kCook icon Colander
  • kCook icon Large traybake tin
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Making the cake:
  2. Add dates into a bowl and cover them with water
  3. Let soak - 30 minutes
  4. Once soaked, drain the dates into a colander
  5. Transfer the dates back into the bowl
  6. Then add vanilla paste and mash to combine
  7. Preheat the oven - 180ºC
  8. Grease and line the tin with parchment paper
  9. Fit the K-Beater
  10. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  11. Then add the mashed dates
  12. Mix until combined - 1 minute 30 seconds, speed Min
  13. Pour the batter into the tin
  14. Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean - 35 minutes, 180ºC
  15. Making the sauce:
  16. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
  17. Add the ingredients into the appliance bowl
  18. Cook until combined - 3 minutes, 80ºC, speed Stir 1
  19. Cook until thickened - 2 minutes, 100ºC, speed Stir 2
  20. Remove the cake from the oven and pour over the sauce
  21. Serve
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