Boozy chocolate coffee puddings


PUDDING:
butter for greasing
75 g plain flour
a pinch of salt
1,5 tsp baking powder
2 Tbs cocoa powder
45 g castor sugar
100 ml milk
150 ml coffee liqueur
40 g butter, melted
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
50 g dark chocolate roughly chopped

SAUCE:
90 g soft brown sugar
1 Tbs cocoa
200 ml boiling water

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Grease 4 x 250ml capacity ramekins.
Sift the flour, salt, baking powder and cocoa in a bowl.
Stir in the castor sugar.
Whisk the milk, liqueur, butter, egg and vanilla together and mix in with the dry ingredients and beat until smooth.
Mix in the chocolate and spoon the mixture into the ramekins.
For the sauce, mix the sugar and cocoa and spoon on top of each pudding.
Gently pour the boiling water over the pudding and bake for 15 minutes or until the tops are firm.
Remove from the oven and let the puddings stand for about 5 minutes to cool for a bit as it will be very hot and for the sauce to settle on the bottom.
Sprinkle with icing sugar and serve with ice cream, cream or coffee liqueur if desired.
A rich, sticky self saucing pudding.
Servings: 4

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