For the cake:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease an 7 x 11 baking dish (or similar size)
2. In a large bowl, cream together eggs, coconut sugar, butter and vanilla until combined (I used hand mixer)
3. Mix in the flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda and molasses until combined
4. Pour the milk into the bowl and mix (it will be thick and sticky!)
5. Fold in the apple pieces
6. Pour your mixture into a greased dish
7. Pop into the oven for about 25-28 minutes
8. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly in the dish

To make your sauce:

1. While the cake is in the oven, you can make your sauce. Add all your ingredients into a small saucepan, allowing the butter to melt and the sugar to dissolve.
2. Keep stirring and bring to the boil and stir for a few minutes more before removing from the heat. The sticky toffee sauce will thicken a bit as it cools

To serve:

1. Cut your cake into squares as big as you like (I like to make sure the cake is warm still!)
2. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, if using
3. Pour a little of the hot, sticky toffee sauce over slice of the cake