Week 1: Introduction

Chocolate Pudding

2 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp cocoa
1 cup sugar
50g butter, melted
1 cup milk

(Turn the electric jug on before you begin.)

Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa into large bowl, then stir in sugar well. Make a hollow in the centre and add the melted butter and milk mixed. Stir until mixed but don’t overdo it.
Put into a large greased dish (it will boil over in the oven if the dish is too small) and smooth out the mixture.

Sauce:
2 cups brown sugar
4 tbsp cocoa, sifted
4 cups of boiling water

Mix brown sugar and cocoa and sprinkle over mixture in dish. Pour over the four cups of boiling water carefully. Bake at 350ºF or 180ºC for 55 minutes. Check it’s not still gooey in the middle before taking out of oven.