Sticky Toffee Pudding

or 225 g cooking dates (stoned and chopped small)

or 175 ml boiling water

vanilla extract

or 175 g Self-raising Flour

bicarbonate of soda

large (fresh eggs, lightly beaten)

or 85 g butter (softened)

or 140 g demerara sugar (brown)

black treacle / Molasses

or 100 ml milk

or 175 g light muscovado sugar (if you can't get muscavado (use dark brown sugar))

or 55 g butter (cubed)

or 225 ml heavy or double cream

black treacle or molasses