Heavenly Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients

PUDDING

• 3 1/2 ounces butter or margarine, plus extra for the bowl
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup (British sweetener, the American brand is "King")
• 3 1/2 ounces dark muscovado sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 7 7/8 ounces self-raising flour, minus 1 tbsp
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

SAUCE

• 4 tablespoons milk
• 4 tablespoons cream
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• 3 1/2 ounces good-quality dark chocolate

Directions

1. 1

   Butter the inside of a 1.2 litre (5 1/2 cup) pudding bowl and line the base with a disc of buttered greaseproof paper (parchment paper).

2. 2

   Melt the butter, syrup and sugar in a saucepan.

3. 3

   Remove from the heat and stir in the milk and egg.

4. 4

   PUDDING:.

5. 5

   Add the cocoa to the flour, then pour this mixture into the pan with the cinnamon and soda.

6. 6

   Pour the mixture into the pudding bowl, cover tightly with foil and steam for 1 1/4 hours.

7. 7

   SAUCE:.

8. 8

   Just before the end, heat the sauce ingredients until melted, stirring all the time.

9. 9

   PUDDING & SAUCE ASSEMBLY:.

10. 10

    Turn the pudding out (run a knife around the inside of the bowl if necessary) and discard the paper disc.

11. 11

    Pour the sauce over the top and serve immediately.