LEMON SELF SAUCING PUDDINGS

I have been in a lemon mood lately. Not because I am sour! I think I relate lemons to spring time. My grandma has a beautiful lemon tree, and I get lemons every time I see her :]
One of my Goodreads friends, Jessica, saved the day with this great recipe for Lemon Puddings.
Also, Pudding is a very popular British dessert. I finished reading A Class Apart tonight. The author is a great writer from the UK and his book is full of British jargon, which I love! So, putting two and two together, I just had to try this recipe tonight!

Here's What You Do:


Batter Base:
1C self raising flour (or substitute 1C all purpose flour + 11/4Tsp baking powder + 1/4Tsp salt)
1/2C casting sugar
1Tsp grated lemon peel
2Tbs butter (melted)
1/2Tsp vanilla extract (i used hazelnut instead)
1/2C milk

Sauce:
1/3C casting sugar
1Tsp grated lemon peel
1C boiling water
1/2C Fresh squeezed lemon juice (i used 1/4C yellow lime + 1/4C lemon)

Preheat your oven to 350 (180C)
Grease a 8in round cake pan (any oven proof dish with deep sides will do. And I always use shortening to grease a pan!)
Combine the flour, sugar and lemon peel. Mix.
Add the melted butter, vanilla and milk. Stir until combined.
Pour into prepared pan.
Sprinkle the mixture in the pan with the sugar and lemon peel.
Boil together the water and lemon juice. Pour over the mixture.
Bake for 30-40 mins on the middle rack in your oven.
Let cool for 5-10 mins.
Puddings go great with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of cream!
ENJOY!

This pudding is so easy to make and produces a light and fluffy cake pudding with a creamy sauce. Just the right amount of lemony goodness. OH MY GOODNESS SO GOOD! Me and my fiance just ate almost the whole thing ^^

BTW: If you are wondering how to make homemade whip cream (like the cream on the pudding above), it's easy!
All you need is:
1C heavy cream
1Tbs confectioners sugar
1Tsp vanilla

Whip the cream until it begins to form stiff peaks. Usually about 3-4 minutes.
Beat in the sugar and vanilla.
Your done!

This cream goes good with so many things and it is so much better than store bought!

Class Heroes: A Class Apart

A Class Apart by Stephen Henning

Teenage twins James and Samantha Blake are caught up in a seemingly random terrorist bombing while on a school trip. Many of their friends are killed. When the twins wake up in hospital, their lives have changed forever.

The doctors are amazed at the speed with which James and Sam recover from their injuries and, when the twins begin to exhibit extraordinary powers, it is obvious that something incredible has happened.

As James and Sam attempt to overcome their fears and embrace their new abilities, a series of murders and disappearances start plaguing the hospital. The twins aren’t the only ones with special abilities and it becomes apparent that someone is coming for them.

Will James and Sam be able to survive the nightmare into which they have been plunged? Who, or what, is behind the murders at the hospital? And was that terrorist incident quite so random after all?


What I thought:

(I received this book as a review copy from the author. Thank you Stephen!)

Wow! This book made me smile. I was engaged in the story from the minute I started reading!
Class Heroes is clearly a promising series and I will gladly follow the Blake family in their future adventures.

This action packed debut novel begins with twins, James and Samantha, getting caught in a bus explosion, seemingly by accident. They, along with the other children on the bus, are taken to the hospital which begins a whirlwind of strange events. Both Sam and James begin to heal with "super human" speed and soon realize they can do other things as well. As circumstances at the hospital spin out of control it is up to the twins to save the day.

A Class Apart was so well written! Stephen Henning has created wonderful characters full of whit and charm. His story is detailed and bursting with action. I love the way you get to experience it from several different sides and his attention to detail and fluidity is impeccable. There are certain tell tale signs of a great book and this has all of them!

But who is the strange girl lurking in the background? And who is really behind this bizarre multitude of happenings? Boy do these kids sure have their work cut out for them!
I can't wait to get the sequel!

The author has a great website dedicated to this series. Here you can fill your head with information on the characters as well as the author himself! It also has some great videos from 24/7 Interactive News, which is the news station featured in A Class Apart.

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