4. Cover and refrigerate; rewarm before serving. (Can be made up to two days ahead of time).
For the cakes:
1. Bring water to a boil. Add dates and cover to soften, about 10 minutes. Strain and reserve liquid. Puree dates, adding reserved liquid. Cool to room temperature, then stir in vanilla and baking soda.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 10 muffin cups of a standard 12-cup muffin pan. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend.
4. Add dry ingredients in three additions, alternating with date mixture in two additions, beating to blend after each addition. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups (about 1/3 cupbatter for each).
5. Bake cakes until brown and a tester inserted into centers comes out clean (about 25 minutes). Cool cakes in pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Turn cakes out onto baking sheet. Spoon two tablespoons warm toffee sauce over each warm cake. Let cool completely. Cover with foil and refrigerate. (Can be made up to one day ahead.)
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Reheat cakes on sheet until warm, about 10 minutes. Drizzle cakes with remaining warm sauce. Serve with whipped cream.
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