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Spotted dick with custard and a blackberry sauce
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Spotted dick with custard and a blackberry sauce

18 ingredients 1 hr + 2 hr Serves 6 openrecipes

Crème de cassis adds a grown-up touch to this school dinner favourite.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1064
Calories
31g
Protein
32g
Fat
155g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Blackberry 1 cup (144g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 25g/1oz unsalted butter
  • 60g/2oz sultanas
  • 60g/2oz currants
  • 150ml/5fl oz dark rum
  • 300g/10½oz plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 150g/5½oz shredded dried suet
  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 1 lemon
  • 200ml/7fl oz full-fat milk
  • 200ml/7fl oz double cream
  • 200ml/7fl oz full-fat milk
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 6 free-range egg yolks
  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 50ml/1¾fl oz crème de cassis
  • 75g/2½oz caster sugar
  • 250g/9oz blackberries

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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