Self-Saucing Maple-Pecan Cakes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/4 cups self raising flour , (see notes)
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup pecans , , chopped
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cornstarch , (aka corn flour)
- 1 1/3 cups boiling water
- optional: 1 tsp maple flavouring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) Grease 4-6 ramekins or deep oven proof glass/ ceramic dishes.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Take off the heat and stir in the 1/3 cup of brown sugar, egg, flour and milk until just combined. Fold in the chopped pecans and spoon into the prepared ramekins.
- In a jug, stir together the maple syrup, 2 tbsp of brown sugar, salt, cornstarch and maple flavouring (if using). Add the boiling water and stir together. Pour this over the cake batter, then bake for 20-30 minutes, when a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Serve warm.