Microwave Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding Cake Recipe

Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding

Recently i bought few coffee mugs to add it to my collection so I am making a bunch of microwave mug cakes. Yesterday few relatives and their kids dropped by, so I made few microwave mug cakes and brownies for them and they devoured it in a second.

About Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

Microwave cakes are so versatile, it can satisfy any sweet cravings at any time of the day even in mid night. Since this cake takes under 5 minutes to make from start to finish. This is a base recipe, you can customize it as per your liking. You can add nuts, dried fruits in it to make it more tasty. Like my Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding This dessert is called as chocolate self saucing pudding. It is a chocolate cake batter which transforms magically into a chocolate cake with a sticky chocolate sauce. The self saucing chocolate pudding is eggless and makes a rich chocolate pudding. Even though it is called as chocolate pudding, it is very different from traditional chocolate pudding. The self saucing sauce is made by the topping which is added over the cake batter like cocoa powder, brown sugar and hot water. These three when baked cooks together to create a thick sticky sauce. This would seriously become an addictive recipe. It is super delicious, it needs just basic ingredients to make which you have already in your pantry. You can top it with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream. I have a mug cakes recipe on my blog and every variations is truly a delight and delicious on its own way.

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Microwave Chocolate Pudding Ingredients

Plain Flour - I used AP flour also known as refined flour or maida for making the baked chocolate pudding. You can use whole wheat flour instead of maida. Sugar - I used sugar for the cake batter and brown sugar for creating sticky sauce. Cocoa Powder - use finest quality cocoa powder for making cake batter. Better the cocoa quality the more intense the cake taste. Baking Powder - baking powder adds a touch of lift and light texture to the cake. Oil - I used flavourless oil for the cake. You can use refined oil or canola oil. But for better flavour you can use melted butter. Milk - You can use milk into the flour mix. If you want this to be dairy free, you can use any nut milk like soy milk, almond milk or oat milk.

Self Saucing Sauce Ingredients

For Self Saucing Sauce - for the sticky sauce, sprinkle top of the cake with cocoa powder, brown sugar and hot water. This is cooked in microwave to create a sticky sauce. Self saucing sauce is a created by a combination of cocoa powder, brown sugar and hot water. If you prefer more sticky sauce, you can double up the sauce ingredients which creates a pool of sticky sauce. But the ratio which I have mentioned is perfect.

How to make best self saucing chocolate pudding in microwave

This is an eggless version of self saucing pudding. It is a single serving (or serves 2) chocolate pudding. For getting the perfect sauce, sprinkle top with cocoa, brown sugar, hot water and microwave for the mentioned time. Don’t over bake else it will get dry. But you can under bake for more sticky topping. If you are planning to bake a bigger batch, try this self saucing chocolate pudding.

How to Make Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding (Stepwise Pictures)

Mix Dry Ingredients

1)Take plain flour in a bowl. You can use wheat flour instead of plain flour. 2)Add in sugar to the plain flour. You will be adding more sugar on top for the sauce. 3)add in cocoa powder over the flour and sugar. Use good quality cocoa powder which adds intense chocolate flavour to the cake. Pro Tip: Optionally You can add ¼ to ½ tsp of instant coffee powder in this for intense chocolaty flavour. 4)Add in baking powder into the dry ingredients. 5)Mix well this is your dry ingredients.

Make Chocolate Batter

6)Add in milk into the flour mix. If you want this to be dairy free, you can use any nut milk like soy milk, almond milk or oat milk. 7)Add in oil into the flour. Instead of oil you can use melted butter for better flavour. 8)Add a splash of vanilla extract. 9)Mix well to a smooth batter. Don’t over mix, just mix to combine.

Make Chocolate Sauce

10)Now pour this in a greased microwave safe bowl. You can use a ceramic bowl or ramekins. 11)Sprinkle top with cocoa powder. This will create the chocolate sauce once microwaved. 12)Sprinkle with brown sugar. I used powdered jaggery. 13)Pour over hot water carefully. Don’t worry when microwaved, this will create a luscious sauce.

Cooking Self Saucing Pudding

14)Place the bowl carefully into the microwave. Cook on high power for 1 min to 1.30 minutes. Depending on your microwave watts the timing will vary. My microwave is 800 watts, it took me 1.30 minutes. Once baked remove the bowl carefully from oven using oven mitts since it will be super hot. Let the cake rest for 2 minutes so the sauce separates and settles. 15)Serve self saucing pudding hot with some whipped cream or ice cream.

Can I use wheat flour instead of plain flour

This is the question which I used to get in every baking recipe of mine. So I tried this recipe using wheat flour and you couldn’t find any difference. It was delicious and decadent. So instead of using plain flour you can use whole wheat flour. Baking time and measurements remain same.

Expert Tips

Depending on your microwave watts the cooking time will vary. My microwave is 800 watts and it took me 1.30 minutes. If your microwave watts is high it will cook faster may be 1 minute, so keep an eye on it. Use microwave safe ceramic or glass bowl for making this pudding. it is best to use a wide bowl or ramekin to make this for the perfect texture. Use best quality cocoa powder for intense chocolate flavour. A pinch of instant coffee powder or instant espresso can be added, it will make the chocolate more intense. Use flavourless oil like refined oil, for better flavour use melted butter. Hot pudding taste amazing with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

How does a self saucing pudding work?

The self saucing sauce is made by the topping which is added over the cake batter like cocoa powder, brown sugar and hot water. These three when baked cooks together to create a thick sticky sauce.

Why is it called self saucing pudding?

Chocolate cake batter when baked magically transforms into a chocolate cake with a sticky chocolate sauce. That is why it is called as self saucing pudding.

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