Recipe: Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

A somewhat grown up version because I didn't have any cocoa in the house and had to settle for 70% cocoa chocolate.



Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

60g butter
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup self raising flour
3/4 cup caster sugar
75g dark chocolate
2 cups boiling water

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180C and grease an oven proof bowl or dish lightly with butter or oil.


• Melt the butter and milk together and then slowly melt in 50g of the chocolate.


• In the oven proof dish mix the flour, sugar, milk mixture and 1 teaspoon of vanilla





• Grate the remaining chocolate over the top of the batter.





• Add the water to the bowl; it should sit over the batter prior to baking.





• Bake for 40 minutes or until the centre of the crust is firm to the touch.





• Serve with cream or ice cream. Serves 4 quite contendedly.


• Because this is an eggless dessert this could easily be made with non dairy ingredients for a vegan delight.