Self-saucing Lemon Pudding

Self-saucing Lemon Pudding

This perfect dessert is somewhere between a lemon cake and a lemon curd. Jazz it up with creme fraiche or whipped cream (or even a vanilla ice cream).

This dessert can be served hot or cold, so perfect for this “in between” time of year.

I made it with some of my homegrown lemons, but lemons could be substituted for any other citrus.

Self-saucing Lemon Pudding

Perfect recipe for a spring dessert of serve warm on a chilly evening.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lemon Zest and juice
  • 60 g butter
  • 185 g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs separated
  • 40 g self-raising flour
  • 185 ml milk
  • Icing sugar for dusting
  • Creme fraiche or whipped cream for serving optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 180˚C.
  • Prepare a medium sized Pyrex dish by greasing it with butter or cooking spray.
  • Place the dish in a larger baking tin with high sides and fill with water to create a bain marie.
  • With an electric mixer, beat the zest, butter, caster sugar and egg yolks until pale and creamy.
  • Sift the flour into the batter and fold gently in.
  • Then add the milk and lemon juice and mix.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites to stiff peak stage and fold into the batter.
  • Pour into the prepared dish and bake for 35 – 40 minutes, or until the cake on top is set and lightly browned.
  • Dust with icing sugar and serve with crème fraiche or whipped cream.
Keyword desserts, lemons