Mixed Berry Sponge Puddings Recipes

MIXED BERRY PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160*C/325*F/ gas mark3. Butter the bottom of am 800ml (4 cup) baking dish. Mix 2 TBS of the sugar with the berries and scatter over the bottom of the dish. Set aside. Cream together the butter and remaining sugar until pale and creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the flour and yogurt, alternately in three batches, until smooth. Spoon the batter over the berries and smooth out. Scatter the almonds over top. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until the sponge is golden brown and springs back when lightly touched. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm with the cream or additional yogurt.

SYRUP SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a two pint heat proof bowl or basin.
• In large bowl, cream together margarine and sugar. Add, a little at a time, beaten eggs, vanilla and flour, until well mixed. Fold in milk to make a smooth consistency.
• Pour syrup in bottom of prepared basin and layer batter over the top. Cover basin with firmly tied parchment paper covered with foil. Line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place basin on towel, inside roasting pan, and place roasting pan on oven rack. Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the basin.
• Steam in the oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until pudding springs back when touched. Invert onto serving plate and serve warm.

BERRY SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
• Pour the frozen mixed berries into a ceramic dish. I used a small rectangular dish.
• Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the eggs one by one, then fold in the flour.
• Finally, stir in the vanilla extract and baking powder and mix gently.
• Pour the cake batter on top of the mixed berries and spread around with a spoon.
• Put it in the oven and bake for approx 40 to 45 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Leave to cool and serve either warm or cold. Sprinkle with icing sugar before serving if desired.

SLOE GIN & FRUIT SPONGE PUDDINGS WITH CUSTARD

Steps:

• Soak the dried fruit in the sherry overnight, or for as long as you can - even a 10-min soak will help. Butter six 200ml pudding moulds or dariole moulds.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat the eggs, then slowly add them to the butter and sugar using an electric whisk or mixer. Sift the flour and baking powder together, then carefully fold into the egg, butter and sugar mix using a large metal spoon. Drain the fruit and fold into the mix with the mixed spice, orange or clementine zest and 4 tbsp of the sloe gin.
• Mix the jam and the remaining sloe gin, then divide between the moulds. Spoon in the batter, filling the moulds two-thirds full. Fill another mould with any leftover mix. Cover each mould with a large square of foil with a pleat in the centre to allow room, as the sponges will rise a lot. Secure with string. Place the moulds in a baking or roasting dish, then fill the dish with water to come one-third up the side of the moulds. Bake for about 1 hr or until the sponges have risen and are cooked. The puds can now be cooled, then chilled. Reheat the same way they were cooked for 20 mins or until hot.
• To serve, remove the foil. Gently loosen the puddings with a knife and upturn them onto plates. Serve with homemade or bought custard.

VANILLA & MIXED BERRY PUDDING SMOOTHIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Blend ingredients in blender until smooth.

THE ULTIMATE MAKEOVER: SPONGE PUDDING & CUSTARD

Steps:

• Very lightly butter a 1-litre pudding basin. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Coarsely grate one of the apple quarters and thinly slice the rest. Combine the sliced apple and blackberries, toss with the 2 tbsp caster sugar and spoon half into the bottom of the basin.
• Mix together the flour and baking powder. Beat both the sugars and butter together in a large bowl with an electric hand beater until light and creamy. Break in 1 egg and beat well, then beat in the second egg (the mix will look curdled). Sift half the flour mixture over the sponge mixture and fold in gently. Carefully stir in half the milk, then repeat with the rest of the flour and milk, followed by the orange zest and reserved grated apple.
• Spoon two-thirds of the sponge mixture over the fruit mix in the basin and level off. Spread the rest of the fruit on top, followed by the remaining sponge mix. Place the basin in a small roasting tin half filled with hot water. Bake for 1¼ hrs (lay foil over the top for the last 15 mins if it is browning too quickly) until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• While the pudding is baking, make the custard. Mix the sugar, custard powder and cornflour with 1 tbsp of the milk to make a paste. Beat in the egg yolk. Pour the remaining milk into a pan, slit the vanilla pod lengthways and scrape in the vanilla seeds. Add the pod to the milk and bring just to the boil. Pour this over the cornflour mix, stir, then pour into a clean pan. Cook over a medium heat, stirring all the time, until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the crème fraîche.
• Loosen pudding from the sides of the basin with a round-bladed knife and carefully invert it onto a serving plate. Serve with the custard.