MountainWitch ⛤:flag_bisexual: on Nostr: Nigella Lawson's Italian Pudding Cake is the most sublime thing for Yule dinner ...

Nigella Lawson's Italian Pudding Cake is the most sublime thing for Yule dinner dessert. I made a gluten free version for my daughter with trepidation, not knowing if it would even be good. According to her (and she's tried EVERYTHING) it turned out perfect. So below is the original recipe from Nigella's site. The filling is always more than enough so I had plenty for a gluten free version. I made a President's Choice (from real canadian wholesale) yellow gluten free cake mix using sunflower oil instead of butter (because it was handy) I chopped up about 1/2 a cup of red glace cherries and added to the dry mix before mixing it up with the oil, eggs and water. I used a cake pan sized cast iron skillet oiled and with a bit of baking paper on the bottom. Bake for 40 min. at 325. I cut it horizontally in half to make 2 layers when it was cool. Instead of using a spring form pan for this one, I just assembled it on a plate with 2 layers with filling and pom seeds on both layers.

For the reg. cake I followed the instructions except I did not have pistachios so left them out. I used organic cane sugar instead of castor sugar, Port instead of the Tuaca and Marsala, and this year left out the chocolate chips because I think they are too crunchy. The pomegranate seeds are so perfect with this. All other ingredients and amounts are the same. It truly is worth trying if you want an easy splurge as this is even better made the day before and left in the fridge or in my case on the veranda in the cold. Try it for New Year's eve!

#Yule #Food #Winter #Homestead #GlutenFree

https://www.nigella.com/recipes/italian-christmas-pudding-cake