Steamed Chocolate Pudding

Submitted by Wanda Rose

This pudding is a favourite with our family.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 2 tablespoons of cocoa
• 1/4 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 4 ounces of baker’s dark chocolate (70 % cocoa)

For chocolate glaze:

• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup water

Directions:

1. Generously grease a steamed pudding mould.
2. In small bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, and stir in cocoa powder.
3. In large bowl, cream the butter and sugar for several minutes until light and fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, vanilla and rum extracts and beat until thoroughly combined.
5. Alternately stir in flour mixture and the milk, beginning and ending with the flour
6. Melt chocolate bar chunks.
7. Pour the melted chocolate into the batter and stir to combine.
8. Spoon the batter into the prepared pudding mould and secure the lid.
9. Place pudding mould into stock pot of boiling water so that the water reaches 1/2 the level of the mould.
10. Cover pot and reduce to a medium boil for 1 1/2 hours. Keep adding boiled water to the pot throughout the process.
11. Remove the pudding mould from the pot and let sit for 5 minutes while you prepare the glaze.
12. To make glaze combine the three ingredients in small saucepan, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes.
13. Invert the pudding onto a wire rack, while pudding is still warm, brush the chocolate glaze all over pudding and transfer to serving plate.
14. Serve warm with whip cream, hot fudge sauce, or ice cream.