Microwave Sponge Pudding Food

MICROWAVE SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Mix in the egg and milk gradually, so as not to curdle the butter. Sift in the flour, and fold in gently. Transfer to a 1 pint microwave-safe bowl.
• Cover, and cook for 3 1/2 minutes on full powder, or until the pudding appears set when gently jiggled, and the top is sticky. Serve hot.

MICROWAVE SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a microwavable bowl, put the jam or syrup so that it covers the bottom. This will be the top of your cake.
• Here it is best to use a food processor, although if you want to you can do it by hand. Put all of the remaining basic ingredients into a bowl (or the mixer) with one of the flavour ingredients. If you want to, you can keep it plain.
• Mix or blend all of the ingredients together until smooth.
• Put in bowl on top of jam/syrup and microwave without a lid on full for 5 mins. Leave for 1-2 mins to stand.

QUICK MICROWAVE SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• firstly, cream the butter and sugar together in a medium sized bowl until smooth
• add the milk and beaten egg gradually, sift in the flour and fold in gently
• put two tablespoons of the syrup in a microwaveable-safe bowl. Pour in the batter.
• cook on full power in the microwave for 3 1/2 minutes, or untill the sponge has set and the top in sticky. Make custard and serve hot

MICROWAVE BANANA PUDDING

Steps:

• Put the butter in a 1-litre baking dish and microwave on High for 30 secs-1 min until melted. Add 1½ bananas, mash into the melted butter, then add the sugar, flour, cinnamon, eggs and milk. Mix together well.
• Slice the remaining banana over the top, then return to the microwave and cook on High for 8 mins until cooked through and risen. Serve warm, dusted with icing sugar, if you like, with a drizzle of toffee sauce and a scoop of ice cream.

FASTEST EVER LEMON PUDDING

Steps:

• Mix the sugar, butter, flour, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla together until creamy, then spoon into a medium microwave-proof baking dish. Microwave on High for 3 mins, turning halfway through cooking, until risen and set all the way through. Leave to stand for 1 min.
• Meanwhile, heat the lemon curd for 30 secs in the microwave and stir until smooth. Pour all over the top of the pudding and serve with a dollop of crème fraîche or scoops of ice cream.

BASIC SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Heat oven Gas 4/355F degrees.
• Well butter 2 1/2 to 3 inch deep pie dish.
• Cream together the butter or margarine and sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time with a little flour until smooth.
• Add remaining flour, baking powder (if used) and salt, beating well.
• Add the milk, and beat again.
• Pour mixture into dish and smooth the top.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until well risen and brown.
• Variations to the Basic Sponge: Sultana Sponge; Put 2 oz sultanas in the bottom and around the sides of a well buttered dish, pour on the mixture.
• Apricot Sponge: Add 3 soaked apricots chopped small, to the mixture, put 3 or 4 apricot halves in the bottom of the dish, pour on the sponge mixture.
• Jam Sponge: Put 3 or 4 tblsp of any kind of jam in the bottom of the dish, pout on the sponge mixture.
• Syrup Sponge: Put 1 tblsp of golden syrup in the bottom of the dish, pour on mixture.
• Chocolate Sponge; Substitute 1 tblsp cocoa for 1 oz.
• flour, sieving it with the flour.
• Ginger Sponge; Add 1 tspn ground ginger to the flour and use 4 oz golden syrup instead of sugar, melted in warmed milk.
• Black Cap Pudding:Put a tblspn cleaned currants in the bottom of the dish, pour on the mixture.

APPLE AND CINNAMON SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
• Grease a 2 litre (8 cup) ovenproof dish.
• Combine apple, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a large saucepan over moderate heat and cover and bring to the boil and then reduce heat and simmer, partly covered, for 8 to 10 minutes or until just tender.
• Remove from heat and keep warm.
• Using an electric mixer, beat eggs in a medium bowl for 5 minutes or until thick and pale, gradually add 1/2 cup of sugar beating well after each addition until sugar is dissolved and then beat in vanilla.
• Sift flour over egg mixture and then using a large spoon, fold until just combined, take care not to over mix.
• Spoon HOT apple mix over base of prepared dish and then pour sponge batter over fruit mix.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until sponge is risen, golden and springs back when lightly touched.
• Dust with icing sugar and serve at once with custard or ice cream.

QUICK MICROWAVE GOLDEN SYRUP PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease a microwave pudding dish
• Place golden syrup into bottom of the pudding dish.
• In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar well.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Add flour slowly.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour batter on top of the golden syrup.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Microwave for 7 1/2 minutes on medium .

MICROWAVE SELF SAUCING CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• Place butter in a microwave proof dish, melt on high for 1 minute.
• Stir in sifted flour, cocoa, sugar ,milk and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth with a wooden spoon.
• Sprinkle with sifted cocoa & brown sugar.
• Pour over boiling water.
• Cook on high for 12 minutes (watch incase it boils over).
• Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Serve with ice cream or cream.