Pouding Du Chômeur -- Vanilla Cake With Caramel Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons shortening
• 3/4 cup superfine sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream the shortening and sugar in a medium bowl.
• 3 add the egg and mix well.
• 4 in another bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder.
• 5 add the flour alternating with the milk to the sugar mixture.
• 6 stir in the vanilla.
• 7 for the sauce:.
• 8 in a sauce, add the brown sugar, water, butter (and nuts, if using) and boil for 8 minutes.
• 9 pour the batter into a loaf pan and pour the hot sauce on top of the batter.
• 10 bake in the oven for about 35-40 minutes.
• 11 a toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the middle of the cake.
• 12 to serve:.
• 13 cool slightly and serve with ice cream.