Easy chocolate pudding

• butter↗100g g

  or margarine, plus extra for the bowl

• golden syrup↗2 tbsp tbsp
• dark muscovado sugar↗100g g
• milk↗150ml/¼ pint ml/¼ pint
• egg↗1

  (large or medium)

• cocoa powder↗1 heaped tbsp heaped tbsp
• self-raising flour↗225g g

  minus 1 heaped tbsp

• ground cinnamon↗1 tsp tsp
• bicarbonate of soda↗¼ tsp ¼ tsp
• milk↗4 tbsp tbsp
• cream↗4 tbsp tbsp
• golden syrup↗1 tbsp tbsp
• good-quality dark chocolate↗100g g

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Butter the inside of a 1.2 litre pudding bowl and line the base with a disc of buttered greaseproof paper.

2. 2

   Melt the butter, syrup and sugar in a saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the milk and egg. Add the cocoa to the flour, then tip this mixture into the pan with the cinnamon and soda.

3. 3

   Pour the mixture into the pudding bowl, cover tightly with foil and steam for 11⁄4 hours. Just before the end, heat the sauce ingredients until melted, stirring all the time.

4. 4

   Turn the pudding out (run a knife around the inside of the bowl if necessary) and discard the paper disc. Pour the sauce over the top and serve immediately.