Poor Man's Pudding Cake (Pouding Chomeur)

Adopted recipe! A traditional French-Canadian recipe that is very common in Quebec. A syrupy "pudding" with a cakey topping. Very sweet.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• ingredients for syrup

• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups water
• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons margarine
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

• ingredients for batter

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3  tablespoons butter or 3  tablespoons margarine
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 1  pinch salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1. In a saucepan melt butter or margarine; stir in brown sugar.
2. Add water and vanilla.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Meanwhile, make the dough.
5. Cream butter or margarine; add sugar.
6. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
7. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk.
8. Pour syrup into a 9 X 13 baking dish.
9. Drop dough by teaspoons over syrup.
10. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes.