Sticky Date Toffee Pudding

Ingredients

Date Soak

320 g Medjool dates, pitted and roughly chopped

1⅛ teaspoons baking soda (about 6 g)

240 ml boiling water

1 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)

Date Cake

165 g all-purpose flour

7 g baking powder (1½ teaspoons)

50 g brown sugar

Pinch of salt

85 g unsalted butter, room temperature

2 large eggs, room temperature

60 ml milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Toffee Sauce

200 g brown sugar

300 ml heavy whipping cream

85 g unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract.