"I was impressed by how quickly the whole job was done. It took me 10 minutes, as promised. The process is both easy and gloopily satisfying (the dates in particular were fun to make). It's not gorgeous to look at, but come on: who cares? This is a 10 pm, over-the-kitchen-sink eat if ever I saw one."
"The standout is the caramel sauce. The recipe authors said it'd thicken as the cake cooked, which it did; by the end, it was velvety, thick and smooth. If you're ever in a dessert-mergency, I do recommend making that sauce and smothering anything vaguely cake-y in it."
"That said, I don't believe the sponge in an STP should be relegated to the role of sauce carrier, and this one felt that way. The cake was a little rubbery and dry; its crumb was indistinct and far from tender. Still, nobody else said that in the comments, so maybe I left mine in too long."
"Regardless, for ten minutes and a microwave, I was pretty wowed. It hit a lot of the marks of a great sticky toffee pudding (luxurious sauce, date-y stickiness, and rich butter flavour), and it more than exceeded my expectations. It's not going to score highly on a pro's account, I reckon. But when you're in a rush and/or have a craving, its value rockets to at least an 8/10."
The pudding is completed in about ten minutes as promised, with an easy process that feels satisfying, especially when making the dates. The finished cake is not visually impressive, but it is positioned as a late-night, over-the-kitchen-sink dessert. The caramel sauce is the standout, thickening as the cake cooks into a velvety, thick, and smooth texture. In a dessert emergency, the sauce can be used to smother anything cake-like. The sponge, however, can come out rubbery and dry, with an indistinct crumb that lacks tenderness. Despite that, the dessert matches many sticky toffee pudding hallmarks, including luxurious sauce, date stickiness, and rich butter flavor, and earns high ratings for speed and convenience.
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