The easiest, most decadent, chocolate self-saucing pudding recipe you'll ever need for entertaining or just spoil yourself with a bit of comfort baking.
Ingredients
1 cup self raising flour, sifted
2 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
75g Western Star Chef's Choice Premium Cultured Unsalted Butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup sifted cocoa powder, extra
1 1/4 cups boiling water
Icing sugar, for dusting
Thick cream or ice cream, for serving
Method
Combine flour, cocoa and 1/3 cup brown sugar in a bowl
Combine milk, egg and butter and add to dry ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon until thick and smooth. Pour mixture into a buttered 1.5L capacity microwave safe dish
Combine remaining brown sugar and cocoa and sprinkle evenly over cake mixture. Pour boiling water evenly over brown sugar mixture
Cook at 500w/50% capacity for 13 minutes. Cover loosely and stand for 10 minutes before dusting with icing sugar and serving with cream or ice cream
Tips & Hints
Standing time is necessary when cooking in a microwave, as the food continues to further cook on standing. The centre of the pudding might appear undercooked when removed from oven. Don't be tempted to cook further; the pudding will cook through upon standing.
