Chocolate puddle pudding

A really more-ish chocolate and prune pud coated in a delicious sauce and served with a dollop of cream or Greek yogurt. 

Serves: 4-6

Skill level: Easy peasy

Ingredients

100g butter (softened)100g caster sugar 

100g self-raising flour 

25g cocoa powder (sieved) 

2 medium-sized eggs (beaten) 

1 x 425g can of prunes 

25g cocoa powder 

25g muscovado sugar 

1 x 170g can of evaporated milk

To serve:

Icing sugar, with cream or Greek yogurt

Method

Put the softened butter, caster sugar and self-raising flour in a mixing bowl with the sieved cocoa powder and beaten eggs. Mix well until all the ingredients are combined. 

Drain, stone and mash the prunes. 

Add the prunes to the pudding mixture and combine thoroughly. Smooth the mixture into a 1-litre ovenproof dish.
Whisk the cocoa powder and muscovado sugar into the evaporated milk. Pour all the sauce over the pudding mixture and bake for 30-35 mins at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 until firm on top.

Serve warm dusted with icing sugar, with cream or Greek yoghurt.