Name: Zingy ginger and grapefruit sponge pudding
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 160 gram butter; 75 gram sugar; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cup self-raising flour; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1/2 teaspoon mixed spice; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/3 - 1/2 cup milk; 1 grapefruit, segmented; additional grapefruit slices, to decorate (optional); Grapefruit sauce; 1 tablespoon butter; 3/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoon golden syrup; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 cup boiling water; 1/2 cup grapefruit juice; 1 tablespoon cornflour; 1 tablespoon cold water

Zingy ginger and grapefruit sponge pudding

It doesn't get much better than this zingy ginger and grapefruit sponge pudding recipe. Gently spiced and with gorgeous citrus notes, this dessert is perfect served with ice cream or thick Greek yoghurt

This recipe first appeared in Food magazine.

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Ingredients

160 gram butter

75 gram sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 cup self-raising flour

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon mixed spice

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/3 – 1/2 cup milk

1 grapefruit, segmented

additional grapefruit slices, to decorate (optional)

Grapefruit sauce

1 tablespoon butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoon golden syrup

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup boiling water

1/2 cup grapefruit juice

1 tablespoon cornflour

1 tablespoon cold water

Method

1.Preheat oven to 190°C. Grease a 1.5-litre ovenproof dish.

2.Beat butter and sugar, add egg and dry ingredients and mix. Stir in ⅓ cup of milk, adding more if needed to form a thick, smooth batter.

3.Spread into greased dish and scatter on the grapefruit segments.

4.Make the grapefruit sauce (see below).

5.Pour the sauce over the back of a spoon onto the batter, then add the additional slices of grapefruit and bake for 45 minutes or until risen and golden. Allow the pudding to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Grapefruit sauce

6.Melt the butter, and combine with sugar, syrup, ginger and boiling water. Add the grapefruit juice. Dissolve cornflour in water. Stir into sauce.

The sauce will will thicken a minute or two after being removed from the oven. The pudding can also be made in individual ramekins; halve cooking time. PER SERVE Energy 381kcal, 1598kj • Protein 5.8g • Total Fat 10.2g • Saturated Fat 4.2g • Carbohydrate 66.6g • Fibre 2.3g • Sodium 374mg

Note

Sophie Gray

Ingredients

Method

Grapefruit sauce

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