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    Jam & coconut sponge with pink custard

    Fruity sponge with a big dollop of pink custard — the crowning glory of school dinner puddings

    Fruity sponge with a big dollop of pink custard — the crowning glory of school dinner puddings

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    Cooking Time

    Cook: 45 Mins

    Cooking Time

    Serves: 15

    Cooking Time

    Price: 15p per serving

    Nutritional Information

    Each 110g serving contains

    Energy
    985kj
    235kcal
    12%
    Fat
    7.7g
    Med
    11%
    Saturates
    2.9g
    Med
    15%
    Sugars
    23.1g
    High
    26%
    Salt
    0.36g
    Med
    6%
    of your reference intake.
    Typical energy values per 100g:
    895kj/214kcal

    Ingredients

    225g Asda Light Sunflower Spread

    225g caster sugar

    225g self-raising flour

    4 medium eggs

    200g Asda Reduced Sugar Raspberry Jam

    25g desiccated coconut

    500g carton Asda 30% Less Fat Ready To Serve Custard

    2 or 3 drops red food colouring gel

    Method

    1
    Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4.
    2
    Grease a 30 x 18cm rectangular cake tin and line with baking paper.
    3
    Put the sunflower spread, sugar, flour and eggs into a large bowl and beat together until creamy and well combined.
    4
    Pour the mixture into the cake tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.
    5
    Stir the jam in a bowl to loosen, then spread over the cake while still warm and sprinkle with the coconut.
    6
    Mix the colouring gel into the custard until you have a light pink colour then gently heat through.
    7
    Cut the sponge into squares and serve with a jug of the pink custard to pour over.