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Whole pudding in dark brown dome, with raisins and visible dried fruits. A part taken shows a small clear heart of marzipan in the brown mass; the part rests next to it, without flame or decoration.
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Fruit Pudding with a Marzipan Centre

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

The dark dome hides a small cylinder of almond that contrasts with dried fruits.

Pudding dome with vertical almond heart / Long steaming in covered bowl

10Indicative portions
35 minPreparation
3 h 30Baking
1 hRest & Cooling
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Preparation

  1. Chopping dates and apricots. Combine with raisins and orange juice, then soak for 1 hour.
  2. Butter a heat-resistant bowl of 1.8 to 2 liters. Mix butter and sugar, add eggs and flour, breadcrumbs, almond, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir in apple and fruit with their juice.
  3. Form a pudding of marzipan 5 cm long, about 5 cm in diameter. Pour a third of the mixture into the buttered bowl, place the standing pudding in the center and spread the rest around and on. Keep at least 2 cm of equipment under and above the heart, without filling the bowl beyond three quarters.
  4. Cover with a disc of baking paper and then aluminum, with a crease for steam. Crack under the ledge; these protections will all be removed before serving.
  5. Place on a heat-resistant grill or saucer in a large saucepan. Add simmering water halfway up the bowl. Cover and cook at low simmering 3 hours to 3:30, until a paste is well taken, completing the hot water if necessary.
  6. Let stand for 20 minutes, remove string, aluminum and paper and then unmold. Detach a part to the center to show the column of light almond. Serve warm, without buckling.

Preserve and Serve

3 days in the refrigerator, covered; heat steamed portions.

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  • Preheat the oven according to the plug and prepare the mold before mixing the last ingredients.
  • Uses the dimensions and cooking mode indicated: a higher or wider mold changes the cooking of the center.
  • Follow the visual cues of step by step in addition to the duration. Respect the intended cooling before unmoulding or decorating.

Substitutions and variations

Blond or brown raisins can be used at the same weight; retains the soaking step when it is planned.

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