Steamed Chocolate and Clementine Sponge with Orange Sauce

A festive steamed chocolate sponge lined with sliced clementines, served with a boozy orange caramel sauce and crème fraîche.

Estimated Nutrition

Per Serving Total
Calories 1064.1 kcals 4256.4 kcals
Carbohydrates 100.5 grams 402.1 grams
Fat 67.1 grams 268.4 grams
Protein 12.8 grams 51.2 grams
Cook Time
120 mins
Produces
4 people
Allergies
Vegetarian
Vegan
Dairy Free
Gluten Free

Ingredients

BakingIngredients
Dairy
175
g
Butter
Softened, plus extra for greasing
3
piece
Eggs
Medium, free-range
40
g
Fruits
8
piece
Clementine
Skins removed and flesh cut into thick slices
Liquids
NutsSeeds
1
g
Salt
Pinch
0.5
piece
Vanilla Pod
Seeds scraped out

Steps

  • Butter a 1.2 litre heatproof bowl.
  • Remove the skin from clementines and slice the flesh thickly.
  • Line the buttered bowl with clementine slices starting from the center and moving up the sides.
  • Whisk butter, sugar, eggs, flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt until light and fluffy.
  • Spoon the batter into the lined bowl and cover with pleated greaseproof paper and foil secured with string.
  • Create a foil handle for the bowl and place it into a saucepan containing a saucer and water.
  • Simmer the pudding in the covered saucepan for 1.5 to 2 hours.
  • Heat caster sugar and vanilla in a pan until a light caramel forms.
  • Add liqueur to flambé, then stir in orange and clementine juices and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Whisk in butter until the sauce combines and thickens.
  • Remove the bowl from the pan and discard the coverings.
  • Invert the pudding onto a serving plate.
  • Pour the sauce over the sponge and serve with crème fraîche.