Preheat the oven to 170°C conventional (150°C fan-forced). Grease a 1.25 litre baking dish with butter.
50 g butter
Start with the topping. Combine the brown sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl. Crush any lumps with a fork. Don’t pour in the boiling water yet. That is used later. Set aside.
1 cup brown sugar, 0.25 cup cocoa powder
For the batter: Combine the dry ingredients first – plain flour, baking powder, caster sugar, cocoa powder and salt. Stir well.
1 cup plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 0.333 cup caster sugar, 0.25 cup cocoa powder, pinch sea salt
In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients – milk, butter, egg and vanilla. Whisk until well combined.
0.5 cup milk, 50 g butter, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Mix the wet ingredients into the dry and combine well. The batter will be quite thick.
1 cup plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 0.333 cup caster sugar, 0.25 cup cocoa powder, pinch sea salt, 0.5 cup milk, 50 g butter, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract
Pour the batter into the baking dish and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle over the topping evenly so that all areas are well covered.
1 cup plain flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 0.333 cup caster sugar, 0.25 cup cocoa powder, pinch sea salt, 0.5 cup milk, 50 g butter, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 cup brown sugar, 0.25 cup cocoa powder
Slowly and carefully, pour the boiling water over the back of a large metal spoon to cover the pudding (see video). Place the dish on a baking tray. Bake for 30–35 Minuten or until the pudding bounces back when pressed gently in the centre.
1.25 cups boiling water
Serve with good quality vanilla ice cream. OMG, yum!