Microwave Sponge Pudding

Works every time

Made this in the snowy weather. I used a 2 pint pudding basin, It spilt a little over the top whilst cooking, but not onto the microwave base. Lovely and light, not at all rubbery. I addded at least 4 Tablespoons of syrup and glad I did because the sponge soaks it up. Wondering wether to grease the bowl next time so I could tip it out for serving.. and there will definitely be a next time!

My first attempt at a microwave cake/pudding and I was really pleased with the result. Very tasty. The sponge was very light and fluffy, not rubbery or like foam as has been stated in some previous comments. I used an extra 2 tablespoons of golden syrup, which gave a very nice topping, and added some vanilla paste to the sponge.

I think there are a couple of amendments needed - firstly you would not need 5 minutes in the microwave to warm up some jam or syrup. It should surely read '5 seconds'. Secondly, the microwave time for the pudding itself - 5 minutes is too long; I found it was perfectly cooked after 3.5 minutes, any more made it rubbery.

Vary simple sponge recipe that takes minutes to make. We flavoured ours with ginger and a bit of all spice. We guessed the amount of syrup we used but having a sweet tooth I think we used way more then 2 tbl spoons. The sponge does have a foam like texture and is slightly rubbery but this is the price you pay for convenience. The end result is easily worth the 5 minutes put in to making. There is no better dessert you could make in this time. We served with custard and this does make the rubbery texture much less noticeable.

Well that was easy! As per instructions. Was still damp when it came out, but was perfect by the time the custard was done. Not rubbery as microwave sponge can be. Mixed with blender as recommended. Will definitely do again and again...

Easy make which came out really well and definitely hit the spot!!

Really simple recipe and it depends what you put in it as to whether it tastes good or not! So quick and yummy,

Lovely

There is no size of bowl in this recipe and the timings do vary depending on the power of your microwave. I have made it in individual bowls and guessed the timing of my 1000W microwave. Results were lovely and I even put one uncooked in the freezer for another day and that was OK.