Microwave Chocolate Sponge Pudding

This microwave chocolate sponge pudding is ready to serve in less than ten minutes and is so easy with store cupboard ingredients.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings

Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

1 litre plastic or glass pudding basin
Large bowl
Wooden spoon
Whisk
Pastry brush
electric mixer optional
Spatula
cling film

Ingredients

170 g butter 1 teaspoon extra for greasing
140 g self raising flour 1 teaspoon extra for dredging
30 g cocoa powder
170 g caster sugar superfine
3 eggs

For the syrup

75 g golden syrup
1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Instructions

Grease the inside of the basin with the oil and dredge with flour.
Mix the golden syrup with the cocoa and add to the bottom of the bowl.
Cream together the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Break the eggs into a small bowl, one at a time and whisk before beating into the butter mixture.
Stir the cocoa powder into the flour and use a large metal spoon to gently fold the flour into the mixture.
Use a spatula to scrape the mixture onto the syrup in the pudding basin.
Cover the top with cling film and cook on full power for 6 minutes (600watts).
Let the pudding rest for 2 minutes before turning out onto a plate to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 8gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 85mgSodium: 64mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 3gSugar: 40gVitamin A: 166IUCalcium: 59mgIron: 2mg

Keyword chocolate sponge, microwave sponge pudding, sponge pudding

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