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    Makes 5 individual puddings

  • 5 chocolate truffles, see Chocolate Truffles recipe
  • 150g plain flour
  • 75g dark brown sugar
  • 75g butter
  • 1 heaped tablespoon golden syrup
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/3 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
  • 75ml milk
  • 1 egg beaten

You will need 5 small (175ml) pudding basins, greased.

The surprise comes from the chocolate truffle in the middle of the pudding which gives it a lovely chocolate twist. Ginger and chocolate are such a great combination.

Method

Sift flour, spices, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a mixing bowl.

Melt butter, syrup and sugar in a saucepan over a gentle heat. Warm the milk. Add the melted butter mixture, milk and beaten egg to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly to form a thick batter.

Half fill each pudding basin with cake mixture, add a truffle to each and top up with the remainder of the mixture, covering the truffle.

Put the puddings onto a baking sheet and bake in the oven at 170 deg C, Gas Mark 3, (150 deg C for fan ovens) for 30 minutes, until springy to the touch.

Turn out each pudding and serve hot with custard.









Surprise ginger pudding