Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

• Pudding
• self raising flour↗3 ounces
• cocoa powder↗2 tablespoons
• instant coffee powder↗1 1⁄2 teaspoons
• salt↗1 pinch
• butter or 4 ounces margarine↗4 ounces
• caster sugar↗4 ounces
• eggs↗2
• vanilla essence↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• milk↗1 -2 tablespoon
• Sauce
• brown sugar↗2⁄3 cup

  firmly packed

• cocoa↗1 tablespoon
• water↗1 1⁄2 cups

  hot

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 180°C.

2. 2

   Grease 6 cup oven-proof dish.

3. 3

   For the sauce mix together cocoa and brown sugar in a jug and pour in hot water and stir till sugar is dissolved.

4. 4

   For the pudding sift flour, cocoa, instant coffee powder and salt together.

5. 5

   Cream butter and sugar until light, gradually beat in eggs and vanilla.

6. 6

   Add a little flour, then some milk (alternate between the two keeping a soft consistency) finishing with the flour (don't worry if you don't use up all the milk.

7. 7

   Spoon mixture into well greased oven dish and spread evenly. If using sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of chopped walnuts.

8. 8

   Spoon sauce over the pudding mixture till you have a layer of sauce then pour the rest over the back of the spoon.

9. 9

   Bake for 35-40 minutes.

10. 10

    Serve with whipped cream and or ice cream and walnut halves if using.