Hot fig pudding

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Butter
2 Eggs
1 cup Molasses
2 cups Finely chopped dried figs
½ teaspoon Grated lemon peel
1 cup Buttermilk
½ cup Butter
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
2½ cup Sifted flour
½ teaspoon Baking soda
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon Ground ginger
1 teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Dry sherry
1 teaspoon Grated lemon peel
¼ teaspoon Nutmeg

Directions

DOUBLE HOT WINE SAUCE RECIPE

FOR MORE GENEROUS SERVINGS

HOT WINE SAUCE

Cream ½ cup butter until soft. Beat in 2 eggs and molasses until fluffy. Stir in figs, ½ ts lemon peel and buttermilk. Resift flour with soda, baking powder, ginger and salt. Stir dry ingredients into pudding mixture. Pour into greased 9 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees 1 hour until done.

Meanwhile, to make sauce, cream ½ cup butter and sugar until light.

Beat in 2 eggs. Stir in sherry, 1 ts lemon peel and nutmeg. Shortly before serving, beat sauce over hot water in double boiler. Heat thoroughly. Serve with hot pudding.

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