Dish 43 - Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Cooking Time: 45min; Serves: 6

Ingredients:

Pudding
1 cup self-raising flour
2 tsp cocoa
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup caster sugar
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup milk
Sauce:
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp cocoa
1 1/4 cups boiling water

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 190oC.
2. Sift flour and 2 tsp cocoa.
3. Cream butter and caster sugar. Add egg, mix well.
4. Stir in flour and milk alternatively. Pour into greased ovenproof dish.
5. Make sauce: combine brown sugar and cocoa. Sprinkle on top of mixture in dish and pour boiling water gently over all of this.
6. Bake at 190oC for 45 minutes.
7. Serve with ice cream.
   

Notes: You can microwave for 8 minutes on medium power if you can't wait the 45 minutes to cook in the oven!

Recipe Source: Cookery the Australian Way, Fourth Edition - my home economics cookbook from high school days! This recipe got me through my batchelorette days when I needed a chocolate fix, but had none in the house!