Gram's Baked Fudge Pudding

Source & History

This is a home-made self-saucing pudding that my mother used to make. I used to tell my kids it was magic because when it went into the oven the liquid was on top and when it came out of the oven the liquid (now thick, yummy chocolate sauce) was on the bottom.

Notes

I usually use oil rather than melted butter in the pudding. This is a low-fat dessert (especially if you use skim milk for the custard) because there are no eggs and these 2 tbsp of oil are all of the fat in the recipe.
Serve with custard or ice cream or cream or any combination of these three.

Author: Aileen Sorohan

Ingredients

1 cup flour plain
2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp cocoa
1/2 cup milk
2 tbsp butter melted
1/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups boiling water

Instructions

The first 7 ingredients on the list are for the pudding. The last 5 are for the sauce.
To make the pudding: Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar & baking powder.
Combine milk, melted butter & vanilla.
Make a hole in the centre of the dry ingredients and gradually add liquid. Stir until smooth.
Place in well-greased 20cm pan and pour the sauce over the top.
To make the sauce: Mix sugars & cocoa, add boiling water & vanilla. Stir until the sugars are dissolved.
Pour gently over pudding batter in the baking dish.
Bake in a moderate oven for 40min.