Cherries add a delicious pop of flavour to contrast with the warming flavours of a cosy chocolate pud on a cold winter’s night.
I always lean towards caramel or fruity desserts or cheesecake over chocolate. And although I'm not a die-hard chocaholic, I do love it, particularly the good-quality dark stuff. My friends and I used to make this classic self-saucing pudding when we were students. I've added cherries for their tart contrast.
Chocolate cherry self-saucing pudding
Serves 6
This is an adaptation of the classic Edmonds recipe.
Sauce ? cup brown sugar ¼ cup Dutch cocoa powder 1 Tbsp cornflour
1 Beat the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla, until combined. Sift over the flour, baking powder and cocoa. Gently combine with a spoon until well incorporated.
2 Take a medium oven-proof dish and scatter over the cherries. Spoon over the chocolate mixture.
3 Combine the sauce ingredients, then scatter evenly over the mixture in the dish. Carefully pour over the boiling water.
250ml cream 250g dark chocolate, roughly chopped (I used Whittaker's Dark Ghana) 2 Tbsp butter Pinch sea salt 3 Tbsp whisky
1 In a small saucepan, gently melt together the cream and chocolate. Stir constantly as they melt, and add the other ingredients.
2 Remove from heat before all the chocolate is melted and swiftly mix together. The sauce will thicken and combine well as the last of the chocolate melts. Serve immediately.
