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project: "[[00_MANIFEST-recipes]]"
folder: "[[00_INDEX-desserts-recipes]]"
title: Chocolate Self-Saucing Pudding
servings: 4
ingredients:
  - 1/2 cup brown sugar (or white if that’s what you have)
  - 2 tbsp softened butter
  - 1 egg
  - 1 cup self-raising flour
  - 2 tbsp cacao powder (or cocoa powder)
  - 1/2 cup milk
  - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  - 1/4 cup sugar (extra, for topping)
  - 1 tbsp cacao powder (extra, for topping)
  - 2 cups (500 ml) boiling water
  - "Optional: 1 tbsp instant coffee or 1 shot of espresso"
instructions:
  - "**Preheat oven** — Preheat your oven to 180°C (fan-forced)."
  - "**Cream sugar and butter** — In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup brown sugar and softened butter until light and fluffy."
  - "**Mix in egg** — Add the egg and mix well."
  - "**Mix dry ingredients** — In one bowl, mix the self-raising flour and 2 tbsp of cacao powder."
  - "**Mix milk and vanilla** — In another, mix the milk and vanilla extract."
  - "**Combine batter** — Add the dry ingredients and milk mixture to the creamed mixture a little at a time, mixing well in between."
  - "**Pour batter** — Pour the batter into a medium-sized baking dish."
  - "**Make topping** — In a small bowl, combine the extra 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tbsp cacao powder, then sprinkle evenly over the batter."
  - "**Add boiling water** — Carefully pour the boiling water over the pudding batter. If you’d like an extra depth of flavour, stir in the instant coffee or espresso to the boiling water first, keeping the total liquid to 500 ml. Do not stir once poured over."
  - "**Bake pudding** — Bake for 35-40 minutes until the top is firm and has formed a nice crust."
  - "**Serve warm** — Serve warm with ice cream, cream or custard."
equipment:
  - oven
source_url: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatmoneymum/video/7527235924455918856
source_platform: tiktok
source_creator: thatmoneymum
imported_at: 2026-10-11T21:09:09.905Z
notes:
  - "summary: A baked chocolate pudding with a firm cocoa-sugar crust and a self-saucing base, served warm with ice cream, cream or custard."
  - Servings not found in the source — set to 4.
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