Steamed Syrup Sponge

Name: Steamed Syrup Sponge
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 tbsp golden syrup plus extra for top; 125g unsalted butter, softened; 125g caster sugar; 2 large eggs; 125g self-raising flour; 2 tbsp whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla; custard or cream to serve

Classic British steamed golden syrup sponge, light, fluffy and swimming in syrup sauce. Tying the foil lid loosely rather than tight gives the sponge room to rise as it steams instead of getting compressed.

Total time

105 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

90 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

British

comfortdessertsweetbaking

Ingredients

4 tbspgolden syrup plus extra for top

125gunsalted butter, softened

125gcaster sugar

2large eggs

125gself-raising flour

2 tbspwhole milk

1 tspvanilla

custard or creamto serve

Instructions

Butter a 1-litre pudding basin; pour golden syrup in base.

Beat butter and sugar until pale; beat in eggs one at a time.

Fold in flour; stir in milk and vanilla.

Spoon over syrup in basin; cover with buttered foil (tied with string).

Steam over simmering water for 1½ hours. Turn out; serve with custard.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

500

Protein

6.6g

Fat

28.3g

Carbs

56.1g

Fiber

0.9g

Sodium

230mg

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