Treat yourself and your guests to an indulgent dessert this Christmas.
A delicious and festive dessert that can be enjoyed all year. This sticky date puddingombined with the gooey toffee sauce creates a comforting sensation, perfect for festive occasions.
The sweet dates and luscious toffee sauce make sticky date pudding a timeless and irresistible choice for those special moments when only a truly indulgent dessert will do. Best of all, this recipe can be whipped up in an air fryer.
If you’re in charge of dessert this Christmas, then read on for food stylist and chef, Elle Vernon’s incredible Sticky Date Pudding Cake recipe.
Air fryer sticky date pudding cake with toffee sauce
Preparation time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 85 mins
Serves: 12
Ingredients:
150g dried pitted dates, roughly chopped
250ml water
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
150g mixed dried fruit
Finely grated zest of 1/2 orange
125g butter, chopped, softened
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
3 large free-range eggs
1 and 1/4 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp mixed spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 cup almond meal
Whipped cream, to serve
Toffee sauce:
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup thickened cream
Method:
1 Put dates and water in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2 minutes, then stir in bicarb and remove from heat. Stir in mixed fruit and zest. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly.
2 Meanwhile, grease base and sides of a 20cm cake tin. Line with baking paper, ensuring paper does not extend above the top of the tin.
3 Put butter and sugar in a large bowl and beat on high for 2 minutes or until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift in flour, baking powder, and the spices, then stir until just combined. Add almond meal and cooled date mixture, then stir until smooth. Pour into prepared tin, smooth surface.
4 Carefully place tin into the basket of the Philips XXL 5000 Series Airfryer. Set temperature to 140°C and time to 60 minutes. Once time has elapsed, reduce temperature to 130°C and set time to 20 minutes, cooking until a skewer comes out clean, when inserted into the centre of the cake. Set aside for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool.
5 Whilst cake is cooling, make Toffee sauce. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Bring to the boil. Boil, without stirring, for 8 minutes or until mixture becomes golden. Remove from heat and add cream, taking care as mixture will splutter. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sauce has thickened slightly. Transfer to a jug and set aside.
6 Use a large serrated knife to slice about 1cm from the top from the cooled cake, to make it level. Flip the cake, placing cut-side down on a serving plate.
7 Serve cake topped with cream and a drizzle of toffee sauce, with remaining sauce on the side to add as desired.
Air fryer turns Aussie home cooks into top chefs
As the high cost of living affects Australia, many people are saving money by cooking at home. Even though 72% find it cheaper, half of Australians still prefer eating out because they lack the skills or equipment to recreate restaurant dishes at home, according to recent research.
Recent research by Philips* revealed that while many Aussies think cooking at home is faster, more convenient, and healthier than eating out – half of survey respondents found it intimidating to approach recipes that required equipment beyond standard pots and pans (50%), while many felt scared by recipes with too many ingredients (49%) or they weren’t sure how to incorporate new or unfamiliar ingredients (38%).
In response, Philips partnered with beloved chef and MasterChef star, Poh Ling Yeow, putting her in a fully equipped ‘traditional’ kitchen to go head-to-head with home cook and dad, Jarrad Duggan-Tierney who was only given the latest Philips 7000 Series Airfryer XXXL. Cooking the same dishes as Poh, our home cook Jarrad was able to plate up a delicious rack of crusted lamb, glazed carrots and sweet potato chips with ease, proving that with the right tools, even the average home cook can keep up with a top chef.
Trying the new Airfryer for herself, Poh said: “For anyone who feels afraid to step outside their usual repertoire of dishes or thinks they don’t have the skills to cook something new – the Philips 7000 Series Airfryer XXXL is about to become your bestie. After going up against it myself, I can tell you that I’ve got some steep competition! The auto-cook programs and smart features do the thinking for you so restaurant-worthy meals will become the norm in your home. Time to get cooking!”
The Philips 7000 Series XXXL Airfryer is priced at RRP $749 and available now at selected retailers. For more information, see here. The NutriU app is available to download from the App store (iOS) and Google Play (Android).
