Figgy Toffee Pudding with Madeira-Quince Ice Cream

As soon as the leaves start to fall, some version of sticky toffee pudding goes on the dessert menu at Vedge. And we leave it there, happily, until spring. Immensely popular in British culture, this salty-sweet treat ranks among the top comfort food desserts. We served this version at Cooking Light magazine’s 2012 “Light Up the Night” event in New York. It was late September, and the crowd was chomping at the bit for a transition into fall, so this dessert was enthusiastically welcom