I'm sorry this doesn't look that pretty after being dealt to before the pic was taken, but sure tasted gooood. This saucy little number is from the June HZ House & Garden magazine. And this is my entry into the April Sweet New Zealand, hosted by myself this month!


1 cup self-raising flour
2 tablespoons good-quality dark cocoa
½ cup caster sugar
½ cup milk
1 large egg
60g butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
200g dark chocolate melts, buttons or pieces
1 cup boiling water
Icing sugar for dusting
Thickened cream or vanilla ice cream to serve 

Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease a medium (4-serve size) baking dish. Sift flour, cocoa and sugar into a bowl. In another bowl, whisk together milk, egg, butter and vanilla. Fold wet mixture into dry ingredients until combined. Pour mixture into dish or divide between ramekins and place on a baking tray.
Put chocolate in a jug, pour over boiling water and stir until melted and smooth. Pour sauce over the back of a spoon onto the pudding. Bake 12-18 minutes until puffed and spongy to the touch (my large pudding took a little longer). Dust with icing sugar and serve with cream or ice cream (lashings of!).

Serves 4