Pouding Chomeur (Unemployed Men’s Pudding) – Classic French Canadian Butter Cake With Maple Syrup

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Pouding chômeur (unemployed man's pudding) is a dessert that was created during the early years of the Great Depression in Quebec, Canada. It is a basic cake batter onto which a hot syrup or caramel is poured before baking. The cake then rises through the liquid which settles at the bottom of the pan, mixing with the batter and creating a distinct layer at the bottom of the dish. The syrup or caramel can be made from brown sugar, white sugar, maple syrup or a combination of these.

**Ingredients**

***For the Syrup:
1 cups maple syrup
1 cup milk
30 g butter

Can add some vanilla in syrup
Milk could be replaced by fully/partially by water or cream

***Pumpkin mixture:
230 g pumpkin puree
Dash of cardamon, nutmeg, cinnamon
1 tbsp brown sugar

***For the Batter:
120 g butter, room temperature
70 g white sugar
(did not use original 100 g because pumpkin is sweet with added 20~g sugar)
2 large eggs room temperature
160 g pumpkin mixture
1 tsp baking powder
1 cups sifted all-purpose flour
200 g milk at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon maple syrup

Milk and flour ratio depending on the how thick the pumpkin mixture. Can be adjusted to achieve the right thickness and consistence of batter.

Adding flour and butter milk alternatively.

Preheat oven 350 degrees F, 50min
Then broil 2-3 min

***Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 stick (8 Tbsp) butter, room temperature
140 g to 225 g cream cheese room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, I used ½ cup
2 tsp vanilla extract

Low - Medium speed to combine so the sugar will not be flying around.
High speed 2-3 mins until fluffy.