Treacle pudding

Name: Treacle pudding
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 240 g (7½ oz) self-raising flour; 1 cinnamon stick; ¼ vanilla pod; 120 g (4 oz) golden syrup; 150 g (5 oz) golden syrup; 240 g (7½ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 4 eggs, beaten; 240 g (7½ oz) caster sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or essence; grated rind and juice of 1 lemon; finely grated rind of 2 lemons

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

Puddings

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2000

About

This family favourite is rich with golden syrup and is served with a delicious cinnamon-flavoured syrup that should be poured over just before serving.

Ingredients

240 g (7½ oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature
240 g (7½

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare a 2 litre pudding basin for steaming (see Chef’s techniques).
Place the butter and sugar in a bowl and, using a wooden spoon or electric beaters, beat together until light and creamy. Add the beaten egg in six additio