FASTEST-EVER LEMON PUDDING

This lemon pudding cake makes a delicious, light dessert. It separates during baking into a souffle like topping with the vanilla essence underneath. Very tasty.

Ingredients

Caster sugar	100g
Softened butter	100g
Self-raising flour	100g
Eggs	2
Lemon	1
Vanilla essence	1 tsp
Lemon curd	4 tbsp
Creme fraiche or ice cream	To serve

Fastest-ever lemon pudding

Method

Mix the sugar, butter, flour, eggs, lemon zest and vanilla together until creamy, then spoon into a medium microwave-proof baking dish.
Microwave on High for 3 mins, turning halfway through cooking, until risen and set all the way through. Leave to stand for 1 min.
Meanwhile, heat the lemon curd for 30 secs in the microwave and stir until smooth.
Pour all over the top of the pudding and serve with a dollop of crème fraîche or scoops of ice cream.