Lemon Pudding Cakes with Raspberry Compote

Ingredients

Raspberry Compote

2 cups water
1 pint fresh raspberries
1 cup sugar

Pudding Cakes

Cooking spray
¾ cup King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
2 large eggs
¾ cup Cabot Plain Greek Yogurt
⅓ cup sugar
4 tablespoons (½ stick) Cabot Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled to room temperature
Juice and zest of 2 lemons
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

To make compote:

BRING water to boil in medium saucepan. Add raspberries and sugar, adjust heat to maintain simmer, and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until reduced to desired thickness. Set aside to cool completely.

To make pudding cakes:

PLACE rack in top third of oven and preheat oven to 425°F. Lightly coat eight standard 3-ounce muffin cups with cooking spray (or use nonstick muffin pan).

SIFT flour and baking powder together into large bowl.

WHISK eggs until light and creamy in another large bowl. Gently whisk in yogurt, sugar, melted butter, lemon juice and zest and vanilla.

ADD flour mixture, whisking just until smooth.

DIVIDE batter among muffin cups, filling about ⅔ full.

BAKE for 9 to10 minutes or until cakes are golden brown on top and evenly browned on sides when pulled away from side of cups. Invert onto serving plates and top with raspberry compote.

Recipe courtesy of Liz Harty, a Boston-based chef, food writer and the Catering Manager at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA.