Sticky Toffee Pudding

Not so long ago, I imagined this pudding as an old English classic (well, at least dating back to the time when sugar made it to our shores), devoured by Tristram Shandy, Daniel Deronda and David Copperfield in his dotage. Yet this is a relatively recent invention. Despite claims to the contrary, STP was not first conjured up by The Village Shop in Cartmel – although this is one of the best you can buy. But, according to