Dessert Recipes - Orange Sponge Recipe

Ingredients

• 75g/1/3 cup unsalted (sweet) butter, plus extra for greasing

• 75g/1/3 cup caster sugar

• 45ml/3 tbsp sultanas (golden raisins)

• 2 eggs

• grated rind and juice of 1 orange

• 100g/1 cup self raising flour

• Cointreau Custard, to serve

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Method:

1. Grease a 1.2 liter/2 pt/5 cup pudding basin. Beat the remaining butter and the sugar until light and fluffy.

2. Add the sultanas, then gradually add the eggs, beating well after each addition.

3. Stir in the orange rind. then sift the flour over the surface and fold in with a metal spoon, adding enough of the orange juice to give a soft. dropping consistency.

4. Turn into the prepared basin. Cover with a double thickness of greased foil or greaseproof (waxed) paper and steam for 1 1/2 hours.

5. Turn out and pour a little hot Cointreau Custard over. Serve the remaining sauce separately.