Gingerbread pud':The secret's in the sauce.William MeppemHere are some tips for making your saucy fruit puddings better. Getting the fruit mixture hot first helps to avoid the uncooked middle that drags the baking time out and over-colours the top. Also,keep the fruit quite liquid as the cake mixture will absorb moisture from it during baking. Finally,because the fruit gets cooked twice,try to keep some texture at first so it doesn't utterly disintegrate by the end.