Pouding Chomeur (Poor Man’s Pudding)
This old-time recipe is a simple cake baked in a maple or caramel sauce.
Servings 8 people
Calories 270kcal
Ingredients
Batter
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 egg
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
Sauce
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- ¾ cup maple syrup or 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
Batter
- Preheat oven to 350 F with rack in the middle position.
- In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together then mix in the eggs followed by the milk and vanilla. Combine with the dry ingredients.
- Pour the batter into a greased 8-inch (6 cup / 1.5 litre) baking dish and set aside.
Sauce
- In a 4 cup measure or bowl, mix the sauce ingredients until the butter has melted.
- Pour the sauce over the batter by directing the flow over the back of a large spoon (Do this to avoid eroding the even layer of batter).
- Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Notes
It's best served warm