As requested by Cara, Jackie & Bek!

Serves 4-6
Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour
2 tbsp cocoa powder (2 1/2 tbsp in US)
1/2 cup brown sugar
80g (3oz) butter, melted, cooled
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
thickcream and berries, to serve

Sauce
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted (2 1/2 tbsp in US)
1 1/4 cups boiling water

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C(350F). Grease an 8-cup capacity ovenproof baking dish. Sift flour and cocoa into a large bowl. Stir in sugar.

2. Combine butter, milk and egg in a jug. Slowly add to flour mixture, whisking until well combined and smooth. Spoon into baking dish. Smooth top.

3. Make sauce Sprinkle combined sugar and cocoa over pudding.

4. Slowly pour boiling water over the back of a large metal spoon to cover pudding. Place dish onto a baking tray. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until pudding bounces back when pressed gently in centre. Serve hot with cream and berries.

Hint Pouring the boiling water over a spoon prevents the water from disturbing the sugar mixture too much.

Alternative For an adult twist on this pudding, try reducing milk to 1/3 cup and adding 2 tbsp of Kahlua to the pudding mixture in step 2.

Tip To reheat leftovers, spoon into a microwave-safe bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap. Heat for 2-4 minutes on MEDIUM (50%) power.

| Rachel | Wednesday, June 09, 2004 | |