Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
Spoon the batter in, pour over boiling water and bake. It turns into soft chocolate sponge sitting in its own hot fudge sauce.
- Time50 min
- LevelEasy
- Costabout £0.40 a head
- Oven180°C (160°C fan)
Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.
Ingredients
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Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Lightly butter a 1.5 litre ovenproof dish.
- 2
Mix the flour, caster sugar, 2 tbsp cocoa, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Stir in the milk, melted butter and vanilla to make a thick batter. Spread it in the dish.
- 3
Mix the brown sugar and the 3 tbsp cocoa and sprinkle evenly over the batter. Do not stir.
- 4
Pour the boiling water gently over the back of a spoon on top of the sugar. It will look wrong, but trust it.
- 5
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the sponge on top is risen and set and the sauce bubbles round the edges.
35 min - 6
Rest for 5 minutes, dust with icing sugar and spoon into bowls, scooping up plenty of sauce from the bottom. Lovely with cream or vanilla ice cream.
Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.
