A citrus self-saucing pudding in a cast-iron pan with bowls served alongside, from above

Puddings

Citrus Self-saucing Pudding

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A simple self-saucing pudding made with oranges, lemons and ground almonds.

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The citrus pudding topped with grapefruit and orange slices, beside lemons A bowl of pudding and sauce with a grapefruit behind

A friend told me about this new range of grapefruit which is available at Woolworths. I normally associate grapefruit with a bitter flavour, but this is pleasantly sweet with a slightly sweet counterbalance.

A bowl of citrus pudding with ice cream and fresh citrus

I really wanted to bake a beautiful citrus upside-down cake, but I was chasing deadlines for most of the week, so had very little time to bake. I opted to bake this simple grapefruit self-saucing pudding, which comes together in a flash and is eaten soon out of the oven.

To finish, I dusted it with icing sugar and topped it with poached citrus slices. Oh, and how could I forget the Madagascan vanilla bean ice cream.

I initially made this with a special cultivar of a sweeter grapefruit. I do not recommend using ruby grapefruit as it is far too bitter. I have since adapted the recipe to use oranges and lemons as they are more accessible. This recipe can easily be doubled if you want to feed more than 6 people.

Bowls of citrus pudding beside the pan, from above Pudding soaked in its own sauce, in a dark bowl

The recipe

Citrus Self-saucing Pudding

adventureswithsugar.com/grapefruit-self-saucing-pudding/

Method

Method: pudding

  1. Preheat the oven and prepare the dish: Preheat the oven to 180˚ Celsius. Grease a medium-sized ovenproof dish. A 20cm round dish is best, or even a 20cm square tin.
  2. Rub the zest into the sugar: Rub the orange zest with the sugar to release the aromas and oils.
  3. Add the butter, egg and vanilla: Add in the melted butter, followed by the egg and vanilla essence and continue to whisk.
  4. Add the lemon juice and milk: Add in the lemon juice and milk and stir to combine.
  5. Add the dry ingredients: Sift in the cake flour, ground almonds, baking powder and salt together and add to the wet ingredients to form a batter.
  6. Fill the dish: Pour into the baking dish and set aside, whilst making the sauce.

Method: sauce

  1. Sprinkle with sugar: Sprinkle the sugar over the batter.
  2. Make the sauce: Mix the lemon juice, orange juice, cornflour and boiling water together.
  3. Pour over the sauce: Pour the sauce over the batter. Use the back of a large spoon to ensure that the sauce does not hit the batter with force and create pockets in the batter.
  4. Bake: Bake for around 30 – 35 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake part comes out clean. The top would have slightly browned.
  5. Rest and serve: Allow to sit for five minutes, then dust with icing sugar and serve (with cream or ice cream).
Close-up of grapefruit and orange on the sugar-dusted pudding

Recipe by adventureswithsugar.com

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