Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180C and grease a 1.5 litre pudding bowl.
Step 2: Beat the butter, vanilla seeds, lemon zest and half the sugar together in an electric mixer until thick and pale and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, until combined.
Step 3: Fold in the plain flour, baking powder and salt and then fold in the milk until combined.
Step 4: Spread the batter into the pudding basin.
Step 5: Mix conrflour with remaining 1/2 cup sugar, then use a sieve to dust over the pudding.
Step 6: Combine lemon juice, orange zest and orange juice and boiling water in a jug and then gently pour over the batter by pouring over the back of a large spoon (DO NOT stir mixture).
Step 7: Bake the pudding for 50-60 minutes until golden and a skewer inserted into the sponge layer comes out clean.
Step 8: Allow to cool slightly, then scoop into bowls, dust with icing sugar and serve with vanilla icecream and or cream.
Step 9: NOTE - do not discard deseeded vanilla bean, insert into a jar of sugar and make your own vanilla sugar.
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