We are trying hard to be healthy here in our house, but the occasional indulgence is still required. It's prudent in these times of self restraint to make something single-portion sized...and today required a bit of chocolate self-saucing pudding. This isn't the same as a proper baked pudding, but this takes 40 seconds to cook and not 40 minutes! Sometimes, near enough is good enough.
For those days when you need just a little something, this might just be the little something.
Ingredients:
The cake -
1 1/2 Tablespoons self raising flour
1 1/2 Tablespoons cocoa
1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
2 Tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
The topping -
1/2 Tablespoon cocoa
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
2 Tablespoons hot water
Method:
Mix together the cake ingredients in a coffee mug - the flour, cocoa, sugar, milk, and vanilla. Make the mix is all well incorporated.
Sprinkle over the top the topping - cocoa and brown sugar. Carefully pour over the hot water. Do not mix.
Pop the mug into the microwave for about 40 seconds. The cake will still look moist, but it should be cooked. If not, heat another 5 - 10 seconds. You know your microwave best.
Drizzle over cream, serve with ice cream, or serve it as it was in our house with a nice glass of cold milk.
Enjoy!
