Sweets Country Classics - Country Comfort (part 4) - Chocolate self-saucing pudding

Chocolate self-saucing pudding

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Chocolate self-saucing pudding

·         Serves 6

·         Prep 20 minutes Cook 50 minutes

Ingredient

·         75g butter

·         ½ cup milk

·         1¼ cups brown sugar

·         1¼ cups self-raising flour

·         ¹⁄³ cup cocoa powder

·         1 egg, lightly beaten

·         100g dark chocolate, chopped

·         1¾ cups boiling water

·         Vanilla ice-cream and extra cocoa powder, to serve

Recipe

1.    Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 2-litre (8-cup-capacity) oval ovenproof dish.

2.    Place butter, milk and ½ cup sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring,

3.    Until butter has melted. Remove from heat. Transfer to a large, heatproof bowl. Cool for 5 minutes. Sift flour and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder into bowl. Stir to combine. Stir in egg and chopped chocolate.

4.    Spread mixture into prepared dish. Place dish on a baking tray. Sift remaining cocoa powder over mixture. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Pour boiling water, over the back of a large metal spoon, over mixture.

5.    Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until the pudding springs back when touched. Stand for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with extra cocoa powder. Serve immediately with ice-cream.

Nutrition: (per serve) 2278kJ; 22.7g fat; 14.2g sat fat; 8.1g protein; 78g carbs; 1.6g fibre; 57mg chol; 384mg sodium.