Cabinet Pudding
Cabinet pudding is a traditional British pudding. Crystallised fruits are covered in a sponge mixture and steamed then served with custard.
Equipment
- 1.14 litre pudding basin 2 pint
- Large Saucepan with lid
- Wooden spoon
- Mixing bowl
- Pastry brush
- Sharp knife
- kitchen string
- baking parchment
Ingredients
- 100 g butter
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 100 g self raising flour
- 100 g caster sugar
- 35 g mixed peel
- 75 g glace cherries
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Put the 100g of butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Use a wooden spoon to cream until it's pale and fluffy.
- Beat the eggs together with a fork and then gradually beat into the creamed mixture, along with the vanilla extract.
- Mix the peel with the flour in a bowl and use a metal spoon to gently fold the flour and peel into the creamed mixture.
- Use the remaining butter to liberally grease the pudding basin with the butter wrapper or a pastry brush.
- Cut out a circle of parchment paper to line the base and grease this as well.
- Cut the cherries in half and arrange a few halves, cut side down on the base of the basin.
- Carefully add some of the sponge mixture to just cover the cherries and keep them in place.
- Add a few halves around the bottom sides and add more mixture.
- Repeat until the cherries and sponge mixture are used up.
- Cut out a large circle of parchment to cover the top and halfway down the sides.
- Make a pleat in the middle of the circle and use string to tie it around the top of the basin securely.
- Place the pudding in a saucepan and pour boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the basin.
- Put the lid on the pan and simmer for one and a half hours. Keep an eye on the water level and top up if required.
- Carefully remove the basin from the water and leave the pudding to rest for a few minutes.
- Remove the baking parchment and run a knife around the edge of the basin.
- Turn out onto a plate to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 331kcalCarbohydrates: 66gProtein: 7gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 113mgFiber: 1gSugar: 42gVitamin A: 175IUCalcium: 58mgIron: 1mg
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