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Easy treacle syrup sponge pudding

This is a really easy recipe for a traditional syrup sponge pudding. Tastes great served hot, with custard.

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  • Recipe:

    Sent in by Sarah

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Serves 4
  • Freezable

Preparation

Total time
55 Mins
Preparation time
15 Mins
Cooking time
40 Mins
  • 100g unsalted butter, softened

  • 100g caster sugar

  • 2 eggs

  • 100g self-raising flour

  • 6 tbsp golden syrup

  1. Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6

  2. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl or food processor

  3. Add one egg and mix carefully with a spoon of flour to prevent curdling

  4. Add the other egg and mix well

  5. Fold in the flour

  6. Measure the syrup into a buttered pudding dish - spoon the cake mixture on top of the syrup

  7. Cover with buttered foil with a fold to allow for expansion

  8. Bake for 35-40 minutes - until a skewer comes out clean

  9. Serve warm with custard, cream or ice cream

You will need

Food processor - This VonShef multi-mixer machine is the ultimate kitchen multitasker - see more details here at Amazon .

Pudding basins - This bowl has a pretty heart pattern and is available here at Wilko.

Tips

You can also cook this in the microwave - it will take about 7 to 8 minutes depending on your microwave

Make sure you butter the dish really well so that the sponge doesn't stick.

Kids can help weigh and measure the ingredients, and combine them all together.

Variations

This treacle pudding tastes great on its own, but you can also serve it with a helping of custard to satisfy the true sweet tooths in your family. Follow this recipe to make hot and hearty custard with double cream and vanilla extract.

Reviews

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  • Polly L(45)

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    I don't have a pudding bowl, but I made this recipe in a standard tin and it was still super tasty

    Reviewed on 14/04/20

  • Polly L(45)

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    Wow, instant flashback to my childhood - yummy!

    Reviewed on 09/04/20

  • Guest

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    Fantastic recipe can't fault it. I won't be ordering this at the pub. As this tastes just like a pubs one but better. The only thing I did change when I made it the second time, is the amount of syrup I put 4 5 table spoons per bowl. As my pudding bowls are slightly bigger and it made it ever moist

    Reviewed on 11/03/18

  • Ellie A(65)

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    Can recipes be printed off from this site?

    Reviewed on 19/12/17

  • Guest

    ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

    this was delicious, we added custard to it and it tasted just like my gran used to make, thank you x

    Reviewed on 01/08/15

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