This intense chocolate orange sponge bake with thick sauce is about as indulgent as a good pudding gets
Prep:35 mins
Serves 8
100g butter, melted, plus a little extra for the dish250g self-raising flour140g caster sugar50g cocoa1 tsp baking powderzest and juice 1 orange3 eggs150ml milk100g orange milk chocolate or milk chocolate, broken into chunkssingle cream or ice cream, to serve
STEP 1Butter a 2-litre baking dish and heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the kettle on. Put the flour, caster sugar, 50g cocoa, baking powder, orange zest and a pinch of salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk together the orange juice and any pulp left in the juicer, the eggs, melted butter and milk, then pour onto the dry ingredients and mix together until smooth. Stir in the chocolate chunks and scrape everything into the baking dish.STEP 2Mix 300ml boiling water from the kettle with the sugar and cocoa for the sauce, then pour this all over the pudding batter – don’t worry, it will look very strange at this stage! Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 30 mins until the surface looks firm, risen and crisp. As you scoop spoonfuls into serving bowls, you should find a glossy, rich chocolate sauce underneath the sponge. Eat immediately with vanilla ice cream or single cream.
