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Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding

Recipe by Bill Granger from bill's food

Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding

So rich and delicious, this is better than your Grandmother makes. One of Bill Granger's signature desserts.

Serves 4

Ingredients

Pudding

  • 125 g Plain Flour
  • 1 Pinch of Salt
  • 120 g caster sugar
  • 3 teaspoons Baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 250 ml Milk
  • 85 g unsalted Butter melted
  • 2 Eggs lightly beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Double cream or crème fraiche to serve

Topping

  • 185 g soft brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 250 ml boiling Water

Method

Pudding

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).
  2. Sift the flour, salt, sugar, baking powder and cocoa powder into a bowl.
  3. Add the milk, butter, egg and vanilla extract and mix with beaters until combined.
  4. Pour into four 250 ml (1 cup) greased pudding moulds.

Topping

  1. Stir the brown sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl to combine, then sprinkle it over the pudding batter.
  2. Pour boiling water carefully over the puddings, then bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
  3. Serve with thick cream.