Easy Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 cup (150g) Self-raising flour
• 1/2 cup (110g) Caster sugar
• 2 tbsp Cocoa powder, for the pudding
• 1/2 cup (125ml) Milk
• 60g Butter, melted
• 1 Egg, lightly beaten
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup (150g) Brown sugar, for the sauce
• 2 tbsp Cocoa powder, for the sauce
• 1 1/2 cups (375ml) Boiling water

You’ll need: 2 litre (8 cup) baking dish

Method

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Grease a 2 litre (8 cup) baking dish.

2. 2

   Sift the flour, caster sugar and the first 2 tbsp cocoa into a bowl. Whisk the milk, butter, egg and vanilla together, pour into the dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Spoon into the dish.

3. 3

   Mix the brown sugar and remaining cocoa and sprinkle evenly over the batter.

4. 4

   Pour the boiling water slowly over the back of a spoon onto the mixture. Don't stir.

5. 5

   Bake for 35 minutes, until the sponge is firm to the touch and the sauce bubbles around the edges.

6. 6

   Stand for 5 minutes, then spoon into bowls with sauce from the bottom. The pudding and sauce are very hot.