Steamed Sponge Pudding

• 100 g unsalted butter
• 100 g caster sugar
• ½

Grease a 1.1 litre pudding basin with butter. Prepare a piece of greaseproof paper and double-thick foil to cover the basin, making a pleat in the middle. Allow plenty of extra foil for folding on to the basin edge. Prepare a steamer over a pan of boiling water.

Cream the butter with the caster sugar and vanilla until pale and soft. Beat in the eggs, adding a little flour to prevent the