Name: Summer fruit sponge pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 27 min
Ingredients: 330 g frozen summer fruit; 35 g slightly salted butter; 35 g white caster sugar (superfine sugar); 150 g slightly salted butter (softened (plus a little for greasing)); 200 g white caster sugar (superfine sugar); 3 medium free range eggs; 3 tbsp whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 200 g white self raising flour (self rising flour)

This gorgeously fluffy and tender fruit sponge pudding is made with sweet, syrupy summer fruit, sitting atop a buttery steamed vanilla sponge.

It takes minutes to prepare and cooks in the microwave in just 12 minutes.

You'll start y preparing the fruit. I like to use frozen summer fruit for this as it's easy to source all year round and freezing locks in the freshness, so you get a great end result.

All you'll need to do is pop the fruit in the microwave with some butter and sugar for a minute or two, stir together and then pour into your pudding basin!

For the lovely, soft steamed sponge, you'll beat butter and sugar together, then beat in eggs, milk and vanilla before folding in self-raising flour.

You'll then spoon the batter on top of the fruit, pop the lid on the pudding basin and steam in teh microwave for 12 minutes until risen and gorgeous.

It turns out onto a plate looking absolutely stunning and is sure to make a great impression at the dinner table.

I love to serve it with fresh cream in the summer and hot custard in the winter. Either way, it's totally delicious!

Here's the full summer fruit sponge pudding recipe, complete with step-by-step photographs to help you at every stage.

Ingredients

For the fruit topping

330 g (12 oz) frozen summer fruit
35 g (2 tbsp) slightly salted butter
35 g (4 tbsp) white caster sugar (superfine sugar)

For the sponge

150 g (11 tbsp) slightly salted butter softened (plus a little for greasing)
200 g (1 cup + 2 tbsp) white caster sugar (superfine sugar)
3 medium free range eggs
3 tbsp whole milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
200 g (1⅓ cups) white self raising flour (self rising flour)

Equipment

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3 pint (1.71lt) pudding basin with lid
Large mixing bowl
Whisk
Sieve

Instructions

Grease a 3 pint (1.71lt) pudding basin.

Make the fruit topping

Put the frozen fruit, butter and sugar in a large bowl.

Heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes until the butter has melted enough to stir through. It’s fine if the fruit is still mostly frozen.

Spoon the fruit into the bottom of your pudding basin.

Make the sponge

Place the butter and sugar.

Whisk until creamy.

Add the eggs one by one, whisking between each addition.

This will help stop the batter from splitting.

Add the milk and vanilla.

Whisk again.

Sift in the flour.

Fold together until smooth.

Spoon the batter into the pudding basin on top of the fruit and level off.

Microwave the pudding

Fit the lid onto the pudding basin. Place the pudding basin in the microwave and cook on full power for 12 minutes.

Remove the lid carefully as there will be steam, then place a plate on top of the basin and invert so that the pudding is on the plate and the basin can be lifted away.

Serve hot in generous spoonfuls.

It's great on its own, or with cool cream or with hot custard.

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Summer fruit sponge pudding

An indulgent fruit sponge pudding, made in the microwave with sweet, syrupy summer fruit atop buttery and light steamed vanilla sponge.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time12 mins

Total Time27 mins

Course: Desserts and sweet treats

Cuisine: British

Diet: Vegetarian

Servings: 8 servings

Author: Emily Leary