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Chocolate Pudd

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by Jill Smith

“I am going to enjoy this pudd” – Earl of Lemongrab

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Ingredients

Topping

  • 1 cup Brown sugar, loosely packed
  • ¼ cup Cocoa powder
  • 2 ¾ cup Boiling water

Pudd Batter

  • 1 cup Flour
  • 10 ½ tsp Baking powder
  • ⅓ cup White sugar
  • ¼ cup Cocoa powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • ½ cup Milk
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 335 fahrenheit and grease a 5-6 cup baking dish
  2. Topping: Whisk brown sugar and cocoa in a bowl, set aside
  3. Whisk flour, baking powder, caster sugar, cocoa powder and salt in a bowl
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter and milk, then whisk in the egg and vanilla.
  5. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture. Mix until combined u2013 it will be a thick batter. Spread into baking dish and sprinkle topping over
  6. Carefully pour hot water over pudd and transfer to oven
  7. Bake for 30 minutes until the top of the cake springs back when poked lightly
  8. Remove from oven, stand for just a few minutes (no more!), then serve immediately