Chocolate and Orange Melt Puds
Pud·British·Effort

Chocolate and Orange Melt Puds

Ingredients

  • 200g self-raising flour
  • 4 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 50g butter - melted
  • 1 egg
  • 175ml milk
  • 2 oranges , zested
  • Crème fraîche to serve -optional
  • Sauce
  • 150g soft dark brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 100g dark chocolate chopped

Method

  1. 1Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
  2. 2Put the flour, cocoa, chocolate and caster sugar in a bowl. Mix together the butter, egg, milk, and orange zest and stir into the dry ingredients. Divide the mix between 6 small ovenproof dishes (about 250ml each).
  3. 3For the sauce, mix the sugar and cocoa, and then divide between the tops of the puds. Boil a kettle and pour approx. 3 tbsp. boiling water over each pud. Bake for 25 minutes. You will end up with sponge on top and choc sauce underneath.
  4. 4Finish with a dollop of crème fraîche and extra orange zest if you like.

Notes

egg: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/glossary/egg/

oranges: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/glossary/orange/

sugar: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/content/knowhow/glossary/sugar/

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