Decadent Chocolate Sticky Toffee Puddings for Two - Recipes by Clare

Ingredients

• ⅔ cup milk of choice (150ml)
• 150g pitted medjool dates, chopped
• ½ teaspoon baking soda (3g)
• ¼ cup cocoa powder (30g)
• ¼ cup hot water (20ml)
• ⅓ cup salted butter, very soft (76g)
• ⅜ cup brown sugar (80g)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (8g)
• 1 whole egg plus 1 egg yolk, room temperature
• ½ cup all-purpose flour (70g)
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder (4g)
• ½ teaspoon espresso powder, optional (1g)
• ¼ teaspoon salt (1g)
• 1 cup heavy cream (240ml)
• ½ cup dark chocolate chips (100g)
• ⅓ cup salted butter (76g)
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder (6g)
• Pinch of salt
• Vanilla ice cream