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Rum & raisin sponge pudding

Name: Rum & raisin sponge pudding
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: plus optional soaking
Ingredients: 3 tbsp rum; 150g raisins; 100g unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly, plus extra for the baking dish; 200ml whole milk; 4 eggs; 275g self-raising flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 150g golden caster sugar; custard or ice cream, to serve; 150g light muscovado sugar; 4 tbsp rum

Samuel Goldsmith

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plus optional soaking

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins - 45 mins

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Enjoy a comforting dessert with the time-honoured combo of rum and raisin in a sponge pudding. Serve warm with custard or cream, if you like

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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3 tbsp rum
150g raisins
100g unsalted butter

melted and cooled slightly, plus extra for the baking dish
200ml whole milk
4 eggs
275g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
150g golden caster sugar
custard

or ice cream, to serve

For the sauce

150g light muscovado sugar
4 tbsp rum

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal500
fat14g
saturates8g
carbs77g
sugars51g
fibre2g
protein8g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

Combine the rum and raisins in a small bowl and leave for 1 hr for the raisins to plump up. Alternatively, microwave on high for 45 seconds, then set aside to cool. Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and butter a deep baking dish (ours was 27 x 22cm and 5cm deep).
step 2

Pour the melted butter and milk into a bowl or jug and beat in the eggs. Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl, then mix in the caster sugar. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry along with the soaked raisins and stir everything together until well combined. Pour the batter into the prepared dish.
step 3

For the sauce, whisk the sugar and rum together in a heatproof jug or bowl, then pour in 300ml boiling water. Pour the sauce into the dish over the batter (don’t worry if it looks messy at this stage, the sauce will sink to the bottom as it bakes). Bake for 40-45 mins until the top is golden. Serve warm with custard or cream, if you like.

Recipe tip

Swap the rum for non-alcoholic rum or apple juice if you’re serving to children or those not drinking alcohol.

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