I have to admit, I’m not a huge dessert eater. I mean don’t get me wrong, I loooove dessert but unfortunately my hips don’t, if you know what I mean … so I do try to avoid it. But if I am feeling like something sweet, a dessert like this Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding usually proves too hard for me to resist. Sweet, delicious, gooey, decadent and oh so simple to make … what’s not to love!
Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding … it's Wickedly Good!
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Author: Mrs Organised
Ingredients ...
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- ½ cup milk
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder, extra
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
Method ...
- Preheat oven to 180C (fan-forced) and lightly spray a 6-cup capacity ovenproof dish with cooking spray.
- Add self-raising flour and cocoa to a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine, removing as many lumps as possible.
- Add caster sugar and stir through.
- In a jug, whisk together the milk, butter, egg and vanilla extract.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk together until smooth and well combined.
- Pour mixture into well-greased ovenproof dish and spread evenly.
- Combine brown sugar and extra cocoa stirring until well combined. Sprinkle evenly over the top of the pudding mixture.
- Gently pour the boiling water over the top.
- Bake pudding in the oven for approximately 40 minutes or until the pudding rises above the chocolate sauce and is firm to touch.
- Remove pudding from oven and allow to stand for at least 15 minutes before serving. This will allow the chocolate sauce to cool a little and thicken. Sprinkle the top with a little extra cocoa or icing sugar. Serve with whipped cream and fresh, chopped strawberries (or other fruit).
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