what is the origin of sticky toffee pudding
Origins [edit]. Francis Coulson developed and served sticky toffee pudding at his Sharrow Bay Country House Hotel in the Lake District in the 1970s. Food critic Simon Hopkinson claimed that Coulson told him he got the recipe from a Patricia Martin of Claughton in Lancashire.ne of the largest and best known producers of sticky toffee puddings is located in the village of Cartmel in Cumbria (Cartmel is also located in the traditional area known as  Lancashire Over The Sands), called Cartmel Village Shop. 2,000 sticky toffee puddings are made there each week.
Sticky toffee pudding is a British steamed dessert consisting of a very moist sponge cake, made with finely chopped dates, covered in a toffee sauce and often served with a vanilla custard or vanilla ice-cream.ne of the largest and best known producers of sticky toffee puddings is located in the village of Cartmel in Cumbria (Cartmel is also located in the traditional area known as  Lancashire Over The Sands), called Cartmel Village Shop. 2,000 sticky toffee puddings are made there each week.