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Chocolate Christmas puddings

Name: Chocolate Christmas puddings
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (35g) baking cocoa; 175g plain flour; 175g light brown sugar; 175g unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 cup (60ml) pure (thin) cream; 3 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 4.00 tbs brandy; Halved glacé cherries; chocolate holly leaves, to decorate; 200g dark cooking chocolate; 300ml pure (thin) cream; 1/3 cup (115g) golden syrup; 2 tsp vanilla extract

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Dec 02, 2016

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1/3 cup (35g) baking cocoa
175g plain flour
175g light brown sugar
175g unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup (60ml) pure (thin) cream
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 tbs brandy
Halved glacé cherries
chocolate holly leaves, to decorate

Chocolate sauce

200g dark cooking chocolate
300ml pure (thin) cream
1/3 cup (115g) golden syrup
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbs brandy

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease six 1-cup pudding basins or ramekins.
2.

Whiz all pudding ingredients in a food processor until well combined. Pour mixture into basins. Cover with greased baking paper and 2 layers of foil, then secure with kitchen string. Place basins in a roasting pan and fill pan with enough boiling water to come halfway up sides of basins. Bake for 1 hour.
3.

Meanwhile, for sauce, place ingredients in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (don’t let the bowl touch the water). Stir until melted and smooth.
4.

Invert puddings onto a plate, pour over a little sauce and top with cherries and chocolate holly leaves.
5.

To make chocolate holly leaves, melt 100g cooking chocolate, then spread evenly on a lined baking tray. Allow to set, then cut with holly leaf moulds (from cake decorating shops).