Baked Pudding (Marshmallow)

Unfortunately the following pudding does not have marshmallows in but probably got its name from the sticky texture of the pudding.

Sauce:

250ml Heavy cream

125ml water, orange juice or sherry

125ml butter

125ml whsite sugar

Pudding:

Pinch salt

5ml baking powder

60ml Butter

5ml White vinegar

125ml Milk

250ml superfine sugar

2 Eggs

15ml Apricot jam

333ml Cake flour (1 1/3c)

Preheat oven to 175’c and pre-pare oven proof dish.

Mix sugar and eggs together till light and fluffy.  Add apricot jam then all dry ingredients in turns with the milk.  Pour out into dish and bake for about 45minutes.

In a sauce pan just before the pudding is ready add all the sauce ingredients over moderate heat, do not allow to boil but simmer for a few minutes.  Pour sauce over pudding.

Serve warm with custard, ice-cream or cream. Enjoy.