Strawberry Pudding Cake
Strawberry Pudding Cake is a tender pudding like cake with a fruity sauce underneath, perfect for family meals or entertaining.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly, plus extra for greasing
- ¾ cup granulated or caster sugar, divided
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1½ cups washed and sliced strawberries
- ½ cup good strawberry jam
- 1 cup plain flour Plain four is also known as all-purpose flour.
- 1¾ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup milk I use 2% or half fat milk
- 1 teaspoon almond flavouring
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C or 170°C for a fan oven).
- Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) square pan with a bit of butter.
- Ina small saucepan over low heat, stir ¼ cup of the sugar, the water, lemon juice and cornstarch together.
- Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring constantly.
- Add the fruit and jam and cook, stirring, for 3 more minutes.
- Remove from the heat and set aside to cool a little.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and the remaining ½ cup sugar together in a medium size mixing bowl.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, slightly cooled melted butter and almond flavouring.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the large bowl.
- Stir just until well combined.
- Spread the batter in the baking pan.
- Carefully pour the strawberry sauce over top. (Don't panic at how this looks, it will all work out!)
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and cool for at least t 5 minutes (or you will burn your mouth on the sauce!).
- Serve warm in individual bowls with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream on the side.
Notes
Adapted from The Pollan Family Table cookbook.
To make a Blueberry Pudding Cake, simply substitute 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries for the 1½ cups strawberries and ½ cup blueberry jam for the strawberry jam. When I use frozen blueberries I use them straight from the freezer without thawing.
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