I am definitely a man, and I know that men aint supposed to have weaknesses. I mean like women have weakness for chocolate or shoes or strawberries. Mine is sticky Toffee Pudding with rich Butterscotch Sauce and a really good quality vanilla ice cream. It's to die for....LOL.

So let’s make the best in the world....

INGREDIENTS:

Soak 1lb chopped dried Dates in 1 pint of good quality hot coffee whilst you do everything else.

1 lb self raising flour

8oz of butter

4 eggs

1 cap, or 1 dessertspoon of vanilla essence

2 teaspoons BiCarb

2 teaspoons Baking powder

8oz soft brown sugar

METHOD:

In a food mixer mix together the butter and sugar until you have a cream, then add the eggs and the flour. Then add the coffee and Dates, the baking powder and the Bi-Carb

Line a deepish baking tray with parchment paper and pour the mixture into the tray. Place into a hot oven 200c and bake for about 40 minutes until the cake has risen and a needle comes out clean after prodding it.

Now for the sauce, in a deep sauce pan melt half a pound of butter and 1 1/2 lb soft brown sugar or half and half soft brown sugar and Muscavado sugar, stir slowly until the sugar has completely melted, then add 400 ml double cream and a few drops of Vanilla essence stir well until it is well mixed together, pour this delightful sauce over your sticky toffee pudding with a big spoonful of the best vanilla Ice cream you can find.......MmmmMmmmmmm