Self-Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Chocolate, not many people who don't like it. This always goes down well, my husband likes it with soft whipped cream on the side. Easy to put together, you should end up with a cake topping and a puddle of sauce underneath that.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1  cup self-raising flour
• 3⁄4 cup caster sugar
• 2  tablespoons  good cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1  ounce  melted butter
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 3⁄4 cups hot water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease an eight-cup capacity ovenproof dish, not too shallow.
3. Sift the flour, castor sugar and cocoa powder into a large bowl.
4. Combine the milk, essence and melted butter, add this and stir until smooth and combined.
5. Pour this mix into your prepared dish.
6. Combine the brown sugar and the rest of the cocoa powder; sift that evenly over the top.
7. Carefully, with love and a bit of patience, pour the hot water over the pudding mix.
8. Bake for approx 40- 50 minutes, or until the pudding feels firm to the touch.
9. If you want serve it dusted with icing/confectioners sugar.