saucy chocolate pudding
…or messy cake?
this is my second attempt at a saucy chocolate pudding from Jacqueline Bellefontaine’s “chocolates” from the how to cook series.
my kids love the messy gooey icing on the bottom. the batter is poured into a dish, then on top goes a watery chocolatey sauce. the whole thing bakes together then the sauce separates on the bottom for a pudding like consistency. yum!
(the first time i gave in to my self-doubts and let the cake bake longer…the sauce got absorbed by the cake. still great tasting and moist, but not pudding-y at all.)
sauce:
3 tbsps. Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa
4 tbsps. light brown sugar
1 1/4 cups hot boiling water
mix together cocoa and sugar well. pour in enough water to make a smooth paste. pour in the rest of the water, whisking well to blend.
cake batter:
1/2 cup (one stick) butter
1 cup plus 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 & 1/4 cups self rising flour
2 tbsp. Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa
1 & 1/4 cups whole milk
2 & 3/4 ounces dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), broken up into pieces
preheat oven to 350F.
whisk flour and cocoa together.
heat milk gently, add chocolate and mix until melted.
cream butter and sugar until light.
add flour and cocoa to butter and sugar, then add the melted chocolate, beating well, until batter is smooth.
pour into greased pan (i used a 2-qt. pyrex oval). pour the sauce on top without mixing. bake 40 minutes until top is dry but still springy. let stand 5 minutes and sprinkle with pearl sugar (or confectioners’ sugar). scoop with a large spoon into bowls.
August 17th, 2005 at 10:51 am
well, it looks like a saucy, messy chocolate cake to me and I, surely, would like to taste it! ;)
Sadly, I haven’t recovered from this bug. ‘ been barking like “Hugo”, our neighbor’s labrador. nyehehe…
e ikaw, ano na latest?
bises,
foxyboxy
August 17th, 2005 at 2:26 pm
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August 17th, 2005 at 2:29 pm
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August 17th, 2005 at 5:14 pm
foxyboksie,
thanks for enquiring…am a barking crab too.
it’s a long lasting nasty bug ha? my husband has it and now daughter’s coming down with it. poor thing kasi ang sakit eh…
hope you shake it off soon! mwa!
August 17th, 2005 at 7:46 pm
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August 20th, 2005 at 11:56 am
Hi drstel, try my recipe of this self-saucing chocolate pudding here:
http://www.bimandruth.com/ruth/2005Apr.htm#chocolatepudding
:) a tip: use a deeper baking bowl/tray… then the sauce and the top will separate even better! Also, don’t ever overcook or leave in oven to warm after it’s done… must eat straight away!! :) cheers!
August 20th, 2005 at 3:23 pm
mommy spots!!!
congratulations…been trying to get to your blog to greet you but have had no luck today. yesterday couldn’t seethe photos and couldn’t comment. anyway, here you are and am so happy for you and your hubby…can you kiss Daniel’s toes for me :)?
thank you for the tip! i knew i saw it somewhere in blogdom but my addled brain couldn’t remember where. i’ll certainly try these tips, bec. my kids can’t get enough!!
best wishes mommy….