Sticky date pudding 2

It's Friday! Here's some pictures of a sweet treat to brighten the weekend. I've used the Masterchef recipe again for the puddings, as I did the last time round. But weirdly, they taste different from what I remembered. The last time I made it, I remembered it to be softer and nicer, but this time round, they weren't very good. Could it be because I use my silicon molds to make this, whereas the last time round I used a metal muffin tray. Will taste be affected because of what material the molds used are made out of? Hmmmmm.

Sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce and hazelnut praline

Hazelnut brittle

This is one time where the overall platter looked better than how it tasted (and omg how I hate it when I make something like that :( Sad). At least one good thing came out of the dessert. The hazelnut brittle. I was thinking of going the full shot by making the brittle this time round (I skipped it the last time). But cos I didn't have unshelled almonds, nor chopped almond silvers, I decided on using my hoard of shelled hazelnuts instead. After roasting the hazelnuts, I roughly chopped them and poured the hot sugary sweet mixture over the cooled nuts. Then I broke the brittle into smaller bits for decoration. *Note to self: Never ever use aluminum foil as suggested in recipes as a base for hot sticky brittle. The brittle ended up sticking to the foil after it cooled, and I had to peel it (badly) off the brittle in bits and pieces. Not. Pretty.