Chocolate Fudge Pudding

Cold winter days are just made for steamed puddings and this chocolate pudding with its rich fudge sauce is the perfect winter warmer.

5½oz/150g soft margarine

5½oz/150g self-raising flour

5½oz/150g golden syrup

3 eggs

1oz/25g cocoa powder

Chocolate Fudge Sauce

3½oz/100g dark chocolate

4fl oz/125ml condensed milk

4 tbsp double cream

Lightly grease a 2 pint/1.2 litre pudding basin

Place the ingredients for the sponge in a mixing bowl and beat until well combined and smooth.

Spoon the mixture into the prepared basin and level the top. Cover with a disc of baking parchment and tie a pleated sheet of foil over the basin. Steam for 1½-2 hours until the pudding is cooked and springy to the touch.

To make the sauce, break the chocolate into small pieces and place in a small pan with the condensed milk. Heat gently, stirring until the chocolate melts.

Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cream.

To serve the pudding turn it out onto a serving plate and pour over a little of the fudge sauce. Serve the remaining sauce separately.

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