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Treacle Sponge

Recipe Submitted By: bakingmad

Enjoy a nostalgic treat with this warming pudding. The whole family will love it!

6 tbsp	Golden Syrup (Silver Spoon)
2 tbsp	Lemon Juice
175 grams	Butter (unsalted, softened)
175 grams	Organic Golden Caster Sugar (Billington's)
3	Free Range Eggs (Happy Eggs) (large)
175 grams	Self Raising Flour (Allinson Nature Friendly)
1 tbsp	Black Treacle (Silver Spoon)

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Butter the pudding basin. Mix 3 tbspns of the golden syrup with the lemon juice and pour into the basin.
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl, add the eggs and mix well. Add the flour and treacle and mix until the mixture is smooth. Pour into the basin and even out the top.
Cover the basin with a sheet of baking parchment and a sheet of foil with a fold in the middle to allow for the pudding to expand. Tie this to the basin with string.
Place the basin on a trivet or upturned plate in the bottom of a large saucepan, pour in enough boiling water to come halfway up the sides of the basin. Put the lid on the pan and steam the pudding for 2 hours, checking the water to ensure it doesn’t boil dry, adding extra hot water if necessary.
When the pudding is cooked, carefully remove it from the pan, leave it to cool for a few minutes then remove the foil lid and turn out onto a plate.
To serve spoon the remaining 3 tablespoons of golden syrup over the top and serve with double cream