Steamed sponge pudding with custard by James Martin on Saturday Kitchen Live

Actress Maimie McCoy faces her food heaven or food hell on today’s Saturday Kitchen live.

The puds on offer were either a caramel and coffee cake with a caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream – food heaven, or steamed syrup sponge with custard – food hell.

Unfortunately for Maimie, the panel decided that she should face food hell, so James Martin made her what to us looks like a delicious sponge pudding dessert.

To make the pudding you will need: 6 tbsp golden syrup, 175g butter, 175g soft dark brown sugar, zest of one lemon, 1 vanilla pod, split in half lengthways and seeds scraped out, 4 medium free-range eggs, 175g self-raising flour and 1 tsp baking powder.

For the custard: 6 free-range egg yolks,75g caster sugar, 200ml milk, 200ml double cream and 1 vanilla pod, split in half lengthways and seeds scraped out.

James serves his steamed syrup sponge dessert with Anthemis Muscat of Samos 2005 wine from Greece.