Marmalade Puddings

ingredients:
125g/4ozs butter, softened at room temperature plus extra for greasing
1 cup caster or superfine sugar
2 eggs
1 cup plain all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk (low fat is fine)
3/4 cup marmalade
Thick cream or custard and a good quality apricot jam to serve

how to make it:

• Grease eight x 125ml/4 fl oz. pudding molds or one large pudding mold with butter. Have a large pot ready with simmering water and steamer insert-it needs to be large enough to fit the insert and mold/s in completely with the lid on. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Whisk the flour and baking powder together and add half of this and then half the milk and mix. Add the remaining half of the flour and milk. Lastly, add the marmalade and mix.
• Spoon into the prepared molds until three quarters of the way full. Place a piece of baking parchment on top and then secure the top with a larger piece of foil scrunching the sides to keep it tight. Place the puddings on the steamer insert making sure that there is enough water and it doesn't run dry. Steam for two hours with the lid on or if you're using a pressure cooker, 30 minutes is enough for individual ones. If you're doing it in a regular saucepan for two hours, check on it to make sure that the water has not run dry.