Sticky Date Cake with Toffee Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1(10oz.)container pitted dates, snipped into small pieces(2 cups)
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup(1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
• Toffee Sauce
• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup half-and-half
• 2 Tbsp light corn syrup
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract