Rich Chocolate Pudding

From the 'Slow cooker' leaflet - but there's no reason why you can't do it in a steamer and the sauce in a pot!

• Ready In: 4 hrs
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 100  g caster sugar
• 4  eggs
• 50  g plain flour
• 50  g  ground almonds
• 50  g chocolate, melted
• 25  g butter, melted
• 150  ml  single cream
• 10  ml cornflour
• 200  ml milk
• 175  g white chocolate, broken into pieces
• 25  g butter
•  vanilla essence

Directions

1. Grease a 1.2 litre pudding basin. Whisk together the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy and thick enough to leave a trail from the whisk. Fold in the flour and almonds alternating with the melted chocolate and 25 g butter. Transfer to the prepared basin and cover with a double layer of foil. Place into the slow cooker and surround with boiling water place the lid into position and cook on high for 4 hours.
2. Fifteen minutes before serving prepare the sauce by first mixing the cornflour with 40 ml of the cream, slowly melt together the remaining sauce ingredients ( 25 g butter, milk, white chocolate, vanilla essenceand remaining cream) in a pan over a gentle heat. Add the cornflour, stir continuously until thickened.
3. Turn out pudding and serve with the sauce.