This one is a little weird. A basic chocolate cake batter is topped with a sugar and cocoa powder crumb and boiling water is poured on. As the cake bakes and rises, the cocoa, sugar, and water soak through the sponge, pools at the bottom of the dish and thickens.
This is a great recipe for informal get-togethers as the batter and topping can be prepared ahead of time and, when ready for dessert, just add boiling water and bake.
Wet ingredients:
250ml milk
2 eggs
85gr butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla extract
Dry ingredients:
125gr plain flour
Pinch of salt
3 tsp baking powder
120g caster sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
Topping:
185gr soft brown sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
250ml boiling water
Mix all the wet ingredients in your mixer and spoon in the dry until everything is incorporated. Pour this cake batter into a large dish. As the pudding will rise a lot, make sure you use a big enough dish- the batter should come about a third of the way up the side.
Combine the soft brown sugar and cocoa and sprinkle on top. When you're ready to bake, pour the boiling water on top (honestly!) and bake at 200 degrees (180 fan) for 35-40 mins.
The batter
With the topping added
Water poured on- this is where you need to hold your nerve
Out of oven and smelling amazing
Saucy!
With cream, as nature intended
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