The Ultimate Chocolate Pudding

A Warm and Oozy Chocolate Pudding for Cold Winter Months

Baby, it's cold outside. I lit the fire last weekend and went through a load of old magazines. There I found this old favourite. Now it the perfect time to bake this seriously pleasing chocolate pudding. This oozy pudding is clever. Not only will it take just ten minutes to make, is it made from store cupboard ingredients and you don't need to make a chocolate sauce to go with it. Follow this recipe and you will have a truly divine pudding that is glossy sponge on top and silky sauce underneath. The genius here is in the boiling water that you pour on top.....weird but magic! Serve with crème fraîche or cream. Serves six. 

Ingredients:

85g melted butter 

125g plain flour

3 tsp baking powder

8 tbsp cocoa powder

120g caster sugar

250 mls whole milk

2 beaten eggs

1tsp vanilla essence

185g light brown sugar

250 mls boiling water

Preheat oven to 180 oc and grease a 2 pint (1.25 litre) pudding basin.

Method:

1. Sift flour, baking powder, CASTER sugar and 6 tablespoons of cocoa powder into a bowl. 

2. In a separate bowl, mix the cooled melted butter, milk, eggs and vanilla extract. 

3. Add the wet mixture to the dry and whisk thoroughly, (it will be runny).

4. Pour the batter into the greased pudding basin and place on a baking tray. 

5. Mix the BROWN sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder together. Sprinkle this over the batter evenly. Very gently, pour 250mls boiling water over the pudding. 

6. Bake for 55 mins until risen and firm to touch.