Chocolate Self-saucing Pudding

I'm so happy to have discover this recipe, an Italian dessert. It's taste very full of Chocolate but not to sweet, just nice :) . What's interesting is that the chocolate sauce is bake together with the pudding. Add a scoop of ice cream, vanilla or chocolate flavour, for variation. It's simple to make for such a delicious dish. Indeed..!!
You can serve this pudding at any occasion...hot or cold! It's just like heaven in your mouth.....mmmhhhh.
...try it now...Voilaaa!!! :)

1 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 caster sugar
1/2 cup milk
45 gr butter, melted

sauce:
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted
1 1/4 cups hot water

1. Sift together the flour,baking powder and cocoa powder in a bowl. Add the caster sugar and mix to combine. Make a well in the centre of the ingredients, add the milk and butter and mix well to combine. Pour the mixture into a greased ovenproof dish.
2. To make the sauce, place the brown sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl. gradually add the water and mix until smooth.
Carefully pour the sauce over the mixture in the dish and bake in 180 c for 40 minutes or until the cake is cooked when tested with a skewer. Serve scoops of pudding with some of the sauce from the base of the dish and top with a scoop of vanilla or chocolate ice cream.



source: Fresh & Tasty magazine
(pudding & desserts)