Recipe - Brandy Pudding With Brandy Butterscotch Sauce

This is a Masterchef recipe … it is PERFECT for a dinner party and has instantly gone onto my top 10 :)

Ingredients 

• 2 eggs
• 480 grams /2 cups sugar
• 190 grams/ 1 ¼ cups plain flour
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 165 ml brandy
• 225 g butter, plus 35 grams / 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
• 250 ml/ 1 cup cream, plus more whipped for serving
• Strawberries, for serving
• Spun sugar, for optional garnish
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Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Grease a 20cm cake tin.
2. Place the eggs and 1 cup sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until pale. Add the flour and mix to combine. Combine the milk, vinegar, 40 ml brandy and melted butter in a small bowl and then add to the egg mixture and beat to combine. Add bi-carb soda, mix well and pour mixture into prepared tin.
3. Place cake in the oven to bake for about 40 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, to make the sauce, place butter, remaining cup sugar, cream and remaining 125ml brandy in a saucepan and set over medium heat. Bring to a gentle simmer, stirring until well combined. Remove from heat.
5. Remove cake from oven. Prick all over with a skewer and pour half the sauce evenly over. Allow to sit until sauce has soaked in, about 5 minutes.
6. To serve, slice pudding and place on plate. Serve with strawberries, whipped cream, remaining sauce and garnish with spun sugar if desired.

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