Treacle and ginger sponges

  • Portion size: Serves 6
  • Hands-on time 20 min, oven time 30-35 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Individual treacle and ginger sponges are an impressive dessert to serve, with lots of custard, after a Sunday roast. You can make them ahead of baking too, so less stress when you have people over.

If you love a proper pudding, our baked lemon curd sponges will also tickle your fancy.

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Ingredients

  • 120g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 6 tbsp golden syrup
  • 1½ tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs
  • 80g caster sugar
  • Zest 1 lemon
  • 2 large free-range eggs
  • 120g self-raising flour
  • 1½ tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tbsp whole milk

You’ll also need

  • 6 x 150ml metal pudding moulds
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Grease each pudding mould generously with butter. Spoon a tablespoon of golden syrup into the base of each mould. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs evenly over the syrup (this helps stops it sinking too far into the sponge).
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until pale and creamy using an electric mixer. Add the lemon zest, then slowly whisk in the eggs. Using a large metal spoon, fold in the flour along with the ginger and a pinch of salt. Spoon evenly into the moulds.
  3. Set a low wire rack inside a deep roasting tin. Put the moulds on the rack, then pour boiling water into the tin to come about a third of the way up the sides of the moulds. Transfer to the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until the sponge is risen and golden. Remove the puds from the tin and let them rest for a couple of minutes. Invert onto plates and serve with custard or cream.
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Nutrition

  • 316kcals Calories
  • 19.5g (11.6g saturated) Fat
  • 3.7g Protein
  • 31.3g (29.1g sugars) Carbs
  • 0.2g Fibre
  • 0.4g Salt

Make Ahead

Fully bake the treacle sponges up to 6 hours ahead and turn out onto microwavable plates. Cool and cover with cling film. To reheat, pierce the cling film, then microwave on high for 1 minute or until steaming. You may want to add a little more syrup as the sponges will absorb more when reheated.

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