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Ginger sponge pudding on a plate.

Ginger sponge pudding

Ginger sponge pudding is an oven baked pudding with a golden sponge infused with ground ginger and with a honey and lemon drizzle topping. It is a cosy comfort food perfect for chilly days and is simple to make.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert, Pudding
Cuisine British, Vegetarian
Servings 6
Calories 526 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Sponge ingredients

  • 175 grams butter
  • 175 grams caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 170 grams flour
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Sauce ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons honey
  • 1 lemon (juice only)

Instructions
 

Prepare the sauce

  • Lightly oil or butter the pudding basin.
  • Place 3 tablespoons honey (half the total amount of honey) and the juice of half a lemon (half the total amount of lemon juice) in the pudding bowl and mix.
  • Mix the other half of the honey and lemon juice in a jug ready to drizzle over the sponge pudding after baking.

Prepare the sponge

  • Cream the butter and sugar together.
  • Add the eggs, milk, flour, baking powder and ginger and beat., either by hand or with an electric mixer.
  • Place the sponge mixture in the basin over the sauce and level the top.
    Note: the first few spoons of sponge batter will sink into the syrup. Do not be concerned about this, just keep adding further spoons of cake batter and then finish to a level surface.

Bake

  • Loosely cover with foil and bake at 180℃, 350℉, gas mark 4 until firm (about 40 - 45 minutes).
    Check it is cooked using a warm skewer - insert the skewer into the sponge and if the skewer comes out clean the sponge is cooked.
  • Run a knife around the edge of the pudding to loosen. Place a plate on top of the pudding bowl, turn over and tip the pudding onto the plate while hot.
    Tip: You must do this while the pudding is still hot otherwise it is likely to stick in the bowl and be difficult to remove.
  • Drizzle the remainder of the honey and lemon sauce over the pudding.

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Nutrition

Calories: 526kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 6gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 16gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 145mgSodium: 294mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 1gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 856IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Ginger, Sponge
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