Name: Classic Kiwi self-saucing chocolate pudding
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 3 tablespoon cocoa; pinch of salt; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 80 gram butter, melted and cooled slightly; 3/4 cup milk; 1 egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; softly whipped cream, to serve; Topping; 1/2 cup caster sugar; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoon cocoa, sifted; 1 1/2 cup boiling water

Classic Kiwi self-saucing chocolate pudding

There's a reason self-saucing chocolate pudding is a classic. This decadent recipe is pure comfort food - serve hot with a dollop of softly whipped cream

Serves 6

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

This recipe first appeared in Food magazine.

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cup self-raising flour

3 tablespoon cocoa

pinch of salt

1/2 cup caster sugar

80 gram butter, melted and cooled slightly

3/4 cup milk

1 egg, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1/2 cup chocolate chips

softly whipped cream, to serve

Topping

1/2 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 tablespoon cocoa, sifted

1 1/2 cup boiling water

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 180°C. Butter the base and sides of a 6-cup-capacity baking dish or spray it with oil.

2.Sift the flour, cocoa and salt into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and make a well in the centre.

3.In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, milk, egg and vanilla essence.

4.Pour the wet butter and milk mixture into the dry ingredients. Use a whisk to gently and quickly mix the ingredients together into a smooth batter.

5.Stir in the chocolate chips. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and smooth the top with a spatula.

6.To make the topping, combine the sugars and cocoa. Sprinkle the topping over the chocolate mixture, then pour the boiling water evenly over the sugar mixture.

7.Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle of a pudding comes out clean. Serve the chocolate pudding hot with a dollop of softly whipped cream.