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Lemon and Elderflower Pudding Cake
Although this started off life as a variant of the Lemon & Elderflower Drizzle Cake in Cook, Eat, Repeat, it is this iteration which I’ve chosen to share with you here. I cannot urge you towards it too strongly: zingily uplifting as well as gorgeously comforting — and relaxingly easy to make into the bargain — it is the perfect Sunday lunch pud. Though having said that, there’s not a day I wouldn’t be ecstatic to eat it. Should you want to make the drizzle cake version, proceed as below, only leave out the Greek yogurt altogether and bake the batter in a 20cm square tin, lining the bottom and sides with baking parchment first. (You could use a 20cm round Springform tin, in which case, just line the base and butter the sides.) Oven temperature and baking time are the same for both pudding and cake. As soon as the cake has come out of the oven and is sitting in its tin on a wire rack, prick the cake all over and pour over the lemon & elderflower drizzle as per step 5 below but, unlike with the warm pudding version, leave to get cold and then sprinkle a tablespoon of granulated sugar over the top before cutting into slabs. Whichever way you choose to go, this is a profound joy. I have just a couple more things to tell you before I leave you to it. I use rice flour for this, not primarily because it makes it gluten-free, but because I marginally prefer it this way. However, if you don’t need it to be gluten-free and would have to go to the shops to get the rice flour, just use the plain flour you have in your cupboard. Finally: although this happily feeds 4-6 (depending on age and appetite) please don’t be put off making it should there be fewer of you; any leftovers can be microwaved most satisfactorily….
Updated at: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 09:10:39 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
62
Moderate
Glycemic Load
41
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories741.6 kcal (37%)
Total Fat49.5 g (71%)
Carbs66.8 g (26%)
Sugars41.7 g (46%)
Protein11.8 g (24%)
Sodium276.8 mg (14%)
Fiber3 g (11%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings

175 gramsunsalted butter
soft

150 gramscaster sugar

100 gramsrice flour
or plain flour / all-purpose flour if you don't need this to be gluten-free

75 gramsground almonds

50 gramsfull-fat Greek yogurt
at room temperature

fine sea salt

1 ½ teaspoonsbaking powder
gluten-free if necessary

3eggs
large, at room temperature

1unwaxed lemon
large

2 x 15mlelderflower cordial
undiluted

3 x 15mlfresh lemon juice
from the lemon above

100 millilitreselderflower cordial
undiluted
Instructions
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