Chocolate pudding with sunken cherries
This hot, decadent chocolate pudding topped with cherries is a perfect dinner party dessert - or an irresistible midnight feast
SERVES
8
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
15
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
35
MINUTES
Ingredients
200g butter, melted
290g golden caster sugar
4 eggs, beaten
50g cocoa powder, sieved
75g plain flour, sieved
90g dark chocolate broken into small, even pieces
400g frozen cherries, allowed to warm to room temperature and any excess liquid drained
Method
Preheat the oven to 190°C and grease an ovenproof dish that is about 8x10 inches.
Mix the hot butter with the caster sugar until the sugar is melted.
Slowly beat in the eggs, cocoa powder and flour.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Scoop the mixture into your prepared dish and sprinkle the cherries on top.
Bake for 35 minutes. The pudding should be gooey in the centre with a light crisp forming around the edges. Allow to cool slightly and eat warm.
