Treacle Sponge

Directions

1. 1
   Butter a 1 litre baking dish, and dollop the syrup in the bottom.
2. 2
   Put the butter and sugar in a food processor and blitz until pale.
3. 3
   Beat in the eggs one by one, then the vanilla.
4. 4
   Add the flour and pulse until just mixed.
5. 5
   Scrape into the dish, on top of the syrup.
6. 6
   Either cover with cling film and microwave on medium for 7 1/2 minutes or bake in the oven at 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 oven for 30 minutes until risen and golden.
7. 7
   Serve with lashings of custard.