A handwritten recipe I just found, which I wrote down 30 years ago! I don't remember the pudding (an English pudding is like a cake)but it obviously made a very big impression on me. I didn't often write out recipes when I was about 10 :-) I plan to make this soon.

Ingredients

4 serv.

caster sugar↗2 ounces
cocoa powder↗1 ounce
ground cinnamon↗1⁄2 teaspoon
fine semolina↗2 ounces
baking powder↗1 teaspoon
melted butter1 ounce
vanilla essence↗1⁄4 teaspoon
eggs↗2
beaten
walnuts↗1 ounce
finely chopped
hand‑hot water1⁄2 pint
dark brown sugar↗3 ounces
cocoa powder↗1⁄2 ounce
cocoa powder↗2 teaspoons

Step-by-step instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350F, 180C, gas mark 4.
2
Sift the first 5 ingredients into a mixing bowl, and in a separate bowl whisk together the melted butter, eggs and vanilla essence.
3
Stir this into the dry ingredients and add the chopped walnuts. Pour this mixture into a buttered baking dish.
4
Mix together brown sugar and cocoa powder with a fork. Gradually whisk in the hand hot water, then pour over the pudding.
5
Place the pudding in preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the pudding has risen and is firm in the middle.
6
Before serving, sprinkle the top with some icing sugar.

Source: food.com

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