'Magic' Self Saucing Lemon Pudding

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4.5

453 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • Total Time

    45 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Calories

    341 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    British

'Magic' Self Saucing Lemon Pudding

A quick and easy self saucing lemon pudding (AKA lemon delicious or lemon 'surprise' pudding!) that separates impressively into 2 layers - a cake layer and a sauce layer. All you need are 5 simple ingredients - and no eggs! Magic!

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Ingredients

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for the cake batter

  • 1 cup self-raising flour (NOT self-rising flour: If you don't have self-raising flour mix 2 teaspoons baking powder into 1 cup plain/all-purpose flour)
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 lemon zest only (use the juice in the sauce)
  • ½ cup milk warmed
  • 2 tablespoons butter (melted and mixed in with the warm milk)

for the sauce

  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • ½ cup lemon juice (2 to 3 lemons)

to serve (optional)

  • icing / confectioners’ sugar for sprinkling
  • vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or custard
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Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 355F / 180C (note this is for a fan oven - if you have a conventional oven increase to 390F/200C). Grease a medium sized high-sided baking dish with butter.
  2. Mix together the flour, sugar and lemon zest in a medium bowl.
  3. Pour the milk / butter mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
  4. Empty the batter into the baking dish.
  5. Mix the sauce ingredients together, then carefully pour over the batter in the baking dish. Bake for about 35 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the sauce starting to bubble around the sides.
  6. Take out of the oven, then leave for 10 to 15 minutes to allow the sauce to thicken slightly before serving.
  7. Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve immediately with vanilla ice cream (if you like).

Notes

  • About the appearance: Know before you make it that this dessert is DELICIOUS but it's probably never going to win any beauty contests! It might be one to reserve for you and your family rather than serving it to guests you're wanting to impress ;-)
  • Consistency: Some readers have reported this dessert to be 'too runny'. There IS a lot of sauce, and when you first take it out of the oven it's bubbling and runny looking.
  • Leave it for about 15 minutes however and it should thicken up nicely, leaving the equally as delicious cake on the top.
  • Flour: The self raising flour in this recipe is crucial for it to work, so make sure you don't use plain flour instead (also NOT US self-rising flour).
  • If you don't have any self raising flour, simply mix 2 teaspoons of baking powder into every cup of flour to make your own.
  • Substitutions: You can use gluten free flour for a gluten free version. For a vegan version, you can use melted coconut oil instead of butter and dairy free milk. I don't recommend reducing the sugar as this recipe depends on quite accurate amounts of all the ingredients to work well. 
  • Chocolate version: Here's my equally as delicious chocolate self saucing pudding! Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

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Calories 341kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 66g (22%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 7g (11%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 18mg (6%) Sodium 68mg (3%) Potassium 140mg (4%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 40g (80%) Vitamin A 225IU (5%) Vitamin C 26.2mg (29%) Calcium 46mg (5%) Iron 0.5mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 341 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 341kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 66g 22%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 7g 11%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 18mg 6%
Sodium 68mg 3%
Potassium 140mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 40g 80%
Vitamin A 225IU 5%
Vitamin C 26.2mg 29%
Calcium 46mg 5%
Iron 0.5mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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