NANNA’S OLD-STYLE CHOCOLATE COBBLER

Preparation time 15 mins

Cooking time 40 mins

Serves 8

1 cup self-raising flour

½ cup cocoa powder

2 cups brown sugar

2 Tbsp instant coffee powder

½ cup buttermilk

150g unsalted butter, melted

2 tsp natural vanilla extract

1 cup mixed chocolate chips

¾ cup toasted pecans, chopped

Vanilla ice-cream and

raspberries, to serve

STEP 1 Preheat oven to 160°C fan-forced (180°C conventional). Grease a 2½-litre baking dish. STEP 2 Sift flour and half the cocoa powder into a large bowl. Add 1 cup of the sugar and the coffee powder. Combine buttermilk, butter and vanilla in a large jug and puree with a stick blender until smooth.

Fold into flour mixture.

STEP 3 Spoon into baking dish, sprinkle over remaining brown sugar and cocoa. Top with choc chips and pecans. Pour over 1½ cups boiling water, bake for 40 mins, until just set. Serve warm with vanilla ice-cream and raspberries.