Saucy Sponge

[operaghost]

Hiya,

I can remember as a kid a pudding mix called, "Saucy Sponge" - or similar. The idea was the sponge mix was made first and put in the bowl, and the saucer mix made and poured on top. Whilst cooking in the oven, the sponge came to the top whilst the sauce went to the bottom.

Was in orange, lemon and other flavours.

Is it still available - under any name! - or is there a recipe available?

Thanks!

[spudqueen]

Not quite what you're after, but a great recipe (Elizabethan I'm led to believe). When it is cooked it separates to give a layer of fluffy sponge over a base of tangy lemon curd.

4oz (100g) caster sugar
2oz (50g) butter or margarine
1 tbsp (1 x 15 ml sp ) boiling water
2oz (50g) plain flour
juice and rind of 1 lemon
2 eggs, separated
8fl oz (200ml) milk

Cream together the sugar and butter. Add 1 tbsp of hot water to make the mixture light & fluffy. Stir in the flour, lemon juice and rind. Whisk the egg yolks in the milk and add a little at a time to the creamed mixture. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and gently fold into the mixture. Pour the pudding mixture into a greased 2 pint (1.1 litre) dish and stand in another larger pan or dish half filled with warm water (Bain-Marie). Bake at Gas Mark 3 for 45 minutes.

[Cetti]

Yes operaghost I remember this pud very well - My favourite was raspberry.

 It's long gone, along with Jelly Creams and Symingtons Table Creams, but I have found a choccy sponge recipe with the same principle of pouring hot water over batter which then reverses during cooking. I make one similar but this one looks even better.

 

http://www.schwartz.co.uk/recipedetail.cfm?id=1417

[woofgang]

My waitrose still sells Symingtons Table Creams!!

[ursula62]

My Waitrose does too!

[srd]

There's a version of this recipe in Nigel Slater's book Appetite, but it is practically identical to the traditional recipe submitted by spudqueen. My only suggestion would be to try adding different flavouring ingredients, such as orange juice and rind as well as the lemon, or even make a chocolate version with some cocoa powder.