Baking Goods… The Nelson Grocer’s getting saucy!

It’s time to get your baking goods together… With winter well and truly upon us, there’s nothing nicer than finishing off a wintery meal with a warm sticky pudding, and a self-saucing pudding  can be just the ticket. I just love a good steamed fruit pudding with custard and vanilla ice cream on a cold winter’s evening; but while these are a perfect after dinner treat, they take time and quite a bit of advance preparation.

However, self-saucing puddings are just as tempting, with all the ingredients being easily found in your pantry or the baking goods aisle at Fresh Choice. A fraction of the preparation time is involved and a wide variety of possible flavours. This chocolate self-saucing pudding recipe is a quick easy treat that you can throw together with little notice – perfect when you feel you need that little something more.

Tip – When you pour the liquid mixture over the batter prior to baking, pour it over the back of a dessert spoon. This will stop a hole/dent forming in the top of the batter.

Pudding

• 100g melted butter, plus extra for greasing
• 3 eggs
• 175ml milk
• 250g self-raising flour
• 50g cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 150g soft light brown sugar
• 100g dark chocolate drops (70% cocoa solids), or dark chocolate, finely chopped into 5mm dice
• 100g milk chocolate drops, or milk chocolate, chopped into 5mm dice

Sauce

• 200g light brown soft sugar
• 40g cocoa powder

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C and grease a two-litre ovenproof dish.
2. Whisk the melted butter, eggs and milk together in a jug until smooth.
3. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder into a bowl then stir in the sugar.
4. Pour the butter mixture onto the flour and mix well to a smooth batter.
5. Stir in the dark and milk chocolate and spoon into the prepared baking dish.
6. To make the sauce, bring 300ml water and the sugar to the boil in a saucepan, then add the cocoa and whisk until smooth. Pour over the top of the batter then bake for 25-30 minutes. The top of the sponge will be just firm to the touch.
7. Serve hot with cream or ice cream.

Thanks to local chef and Guest Blogger, Grant Dicker for this self-saucing chocolate pudding recipe – Find Grant on Facebook. Now head to Fresh Choice Nelson for your baking goods.