RED VELVET SELF-SAUCING PUDDING

SERVES 4

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes COOKING TIME: 35 minutes RATING: Easy

INGREDIENTS

● 125ml (1/2 cup) milk

● 40g butter, melted, cooled

● 1 egg

● 3 tsp red food colouring

● 2 tsp vanilla extract

● 150g (1 cup) plain flour

● 2 tsp baking powder

● 2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra, to dust

● 55g (1/4 cup) caster sugar

● 75g (1/3 cup, firmly packed) brown sugar

● 310ml boiling water

● 1 tbsp icing sugar, to serve

● Thickened cream, to serve

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced. Grease a 1.5L baking dish. Lightly whisk the milk, butter, egg, food colouring and vanilla in a bowl. Sift the flour, baking powder and 1tbs cocoa powder into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar. Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish and smooth the surface.

2. Combine the brown sugar and remaining 1 1/2 tbs cocoa powder in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the pudding batter. Gently pour the boiling water evenly over pudding.

3. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the surface of pudding is set and spongy. Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately with cream.

Recipe: Dixie Elliott Image: Nigel Lough