
Vanilla Pudding Cake with Cherries
An easy recipe to make vanilla pudding cake with cherries, a classic dessert with a twist: check out all the ingredients and step-by-step preparation.
12 June, 2018
ingredients
Flour
240 g, gluten free, plus extra for dusting
Baking powder
1/2 tsp gluten-free
Xanthan gum
1/2 tsp
sugar
1 tsp, caster
salt
1 pinch
Butter
120 g, unsalted, cold and cubed
Milk
300 ml, whole
sugar
150 g, caster, divided
Eggs
3 large
Vanilla extract
1 tbsp
salt
1 pinch
cornflour
70 g
cherries
450 g, red, pitted
Preparation
How to make vanilla pudding with cherries
For the pastry
- Pulse together the plain flour mix, baking powder, xanthan gum, sugar, salt, and butter in a food processor until the mixture resembles rough breadcrumbs.
- Add the iced water, 1 tbsp at a time, pulsing between additions until a pastry forms around the blades.
- Turn out, knead gently, and wrap in clingfilm. Chill for 30 minutes.
- After chilling, preheat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) | gas 4. 5 Roll out the pastry to 0.5 cm | 0.25" thickness on a lightly floured surface and use it to line the base and sides of an 20 cm | 8" round tart tin, cutting away any excess pastry.
- Prick the base all over with a fork. Line the pastry with greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans.
- Blind-bake for 10 minutes, discard the beans and paper, and then return to the oven to brown the base, about 6-8 minutes.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 170°C (150 fan) | 325°F | gas 3.
For the filling
- Whisk together the milk, half the sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, salt, and flour in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Pour into the pastry case. Toss the cherries with the remaining sugar in a mixing bowl before scattering over the batter, gently pressing down into the batter with the back of a spoon.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes until the filling is set and a toothpick comes out virtually clean from the centre.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool. Once cool, cover and chill overnight for best results before serving.
Tips
Can also be served warm.
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