Lemon, Maple & Vanilla Upside-Down Pudding | ​​Food52 + Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00:00​ Intro
0:01:03 Prepare the Pan
0:03:20 Batter Up
0:06:08 Into the Oven We Go
0:09:47 Amazing Glazing
0:11:15 The Big Reveal
0:12:32 Enjoy Your Masterpiece

PREP TIME: 15 minutes
COOK TIME: 1 hour 40 minutes
SERVES: 8

INGREDIENTS

Lemon Upside-Down Cake
3 medium lemons, thinly sliced into 1/16-inch/1/4 cm thick rounds to get 24 slices, seeds removed
2/3 cup (160 ml) grade B maple syrup
1 vanilla pod, halved lengthwise, seeds scraped and reserved with the pod
1 3/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon (225 grams) all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (225 grams) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, then cut into 3/4-inch/2cm cubes
3 large eggs, plus 1 large egg yolk
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon (225 grams) packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup (60 ml) whole milk
1 cup (240 grams) crème fraiche, to serve

Lemon-Maple Butter
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup (120 ml) grade B maple syrup

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[bharathivengadasalam]

This was gorgeously delicious. Our guests said it was to die-for ! Thank !!

[madebywera]

I made this yesterday for my birthday and it is SO GOOD! I'm not an expert baker, quite the opposite, but the result is really superb! The spunge cake came out perfect and fluffy and the lemon syrup brings additional zing to the whole thing. With the amount of butter used in this, it's quite decadent <3 Thanks so much for the recipe, I will be making this again.

[SailorMoonicorn]

These two ladies were such a joy to watch! Definitely going to be making this pudding in the near future. :)

[OSheaDean]

Love the use of whole lemon. We should all do more to use whole lemons, & not throw them away after juice + zest 🍋💛

[andyallybic]

OTK, I love how you collaborate together. Verena so much implicit technique and love for what you're doing. Noor, just a joy to learn from. I recognize that you are both probably far more accomplished than I know - I'm a culinary idiot- but please keep this team together.

[otrie]

Lemons are my very close friends for sure, yumsters!!! My grandfather had a lemon tree in his backyard that gave us grapefruit-sized lemons. Thanks for this recipe! :)

[HappyHungryHibby]

Absolutely love this pudding, made with sheer infusion and love! This would make an amazing show piece dessert, thanks for the inspiration. I'm a big fan of your work and love this cookbook, which I actually cover on my own YT channel! Superb video & editing, I appreciate the effort gone into this. Keep up the great work. I also want to wish you a happy & prosperous New Year for 2022. James

[JimWarp]

OMG - what a dessert - this will definitely be made next week when I am back home!

[Catswearingbowties]

I used 2 tea baking powder, which worked well at sea level. Served with Greek yogurt instead of crème fraiche and the whole thing was very delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

[debbycoley]

Looks like a dream dessert! Thanks for another great recipe! Happy Holidays!

[jenniferbassett]

You two are hilarious, entertaining, informative and I'm excited to make this dessert!
One question however, can you eat the peel of those lemons? Thank you in advance and Happy New Year!

[wreckedbmwguy]

My wife made this a week ago and it was fantastic! Thanks for the inspiration!

[mytilibala]

This is incredible. If halving the recipe, just do 2 whole eggs -- works fine.

[roryhamilton]

Great recipe. I’m going to give it a go. And there will be no “fannying around” 🤣👌

[jessicalt]

My mom used to make chocolate steamed pudding in a large steel container with top over boiling water. She’d cover the cake like dessert with a sweet vanilla cream. Heavenly. Has anyone ever tried that recipe or heard of it?

[jflsdknf]

This looks divine. Is the recipe in the Shelf Love book?

[edeljmc]

Hi. Can you use oil instead of butter? Thanks

[mariahw]

Can you do more variations of this?! 🤗🤗

[roankai]

You forgot the baking powder in the ingredients list on the website :)

[mariekevandegraaff]

Can you tell me what the oven temperature is? In the recipe below is the baking powder missing.