Self-saucing Jaffa pudding

Self-saucing Jaffa pudding

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Cooking time

Prep: 35 mins Cook: 30 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 8

This intense chocolate orange sponge bake with thick sauce is about as indulgent as a good pudding gets

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
522
protein
8g
carbs
82g
fat
21g
saturates
11g
fibre
2g
sugar
54g
salt
0.86g

Ingredients

  • 100g butter, melted, plus a little extra for the dish
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • 140g caster sugar
  • 50g cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • zest and juice 1 orange
  • 3 eggs
  • 150ml milk
  • 100g orange milk chocolate or milk chocolate, broken into chunks (we used Divine orange milk chocolate)
  • single cream or ice cream, to serve

For the sauce

  • 200g light muscovado sugar
  • 25g cocoa

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Method

  1. Butter 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.
  2. Mix 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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2010

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yasmin70's picture
5

Yummy pudding. I made half the quantity of sauce again as I prefer a little more. Served it with good quality vanilla ice-cream . Very rich so only a little needed. Pudding fed 8 easily.

yasmin70's picture
5

Yummy pudding. I made half the quantity of sauce again as I prefer a little more. Served it with good quality vanilla ice-cream . Very rich so only a little needed. Pudding fed 8 easily.

jessicaca's picture
5

Amazing! So simple to make and so so delicious. Don't be put off by appearance before you bake it. It's almost magical the way it transforms in the oven.

highwaycrossingfrog's picture
5

Of the many desserts I have made for my family, this one received by far the most enthusiastic reception. I predict I will be receiving many requests for it in the future. Thoroughly recommended.

hamish1949's picture
5

Everyone loved this young and old.Asian neighbours swapped for bhajis.Definately will make again. Even I liked it and I NEVER eat pudding!!!

laurenoshea's picture
5

I made this pudding for family the other night & it was super easy & delicious ! Really orangey - I used the Divine chocolate as suggested in the ingredients & it is much nicer than other chocolate orange brands - smoother & less sickly. The pudding is rich & goes really well with a good quality vanilla icecream. For chocolate lovers only ! It also tasted good warmed thru the next day. I was thinking next time I might try a milk chocolate version & omit the orange - would be a nice adaptation to the recipe & easy. Overall - yum !

suewaite's picture
5

Made last night for NYE, absolutely Gorgeous prepped to send of stage 1 in afternoon then finished n popped in oven as we sat down to main course. I used milk choc n added a couple of drops orange extract. Does anyone have a recipe for self saucing fruity and caramel versions ??

jogazelleark's picture
5

How can this be so tasty and yet so easy?? Absolutely beautiful. Don't worry when you first make it - yes, it should look like this before you put in oven.

melaniekaisharis's picture
2

I don't really understand the hype about this recipe. It's a perfectly decent pudding, but nothing special. If you are looking for something rich and decadent, this isn't it. It's tasty, moist, but not like something you would have a really good restaurant.

annakilmurray's picture

This looks gorgeous. Does anyone know if it's ok to make everything up the day before and keep in the fridge overnight, then mix and bake the following day?

lekkerkos's picture
5

Absolutely delicious and very easy to make. Everyone loved it! Made it ahead and so served it cold with icecream as no-one wanted theirs heated, delicous - will try it warm next time. Sure to become a favourite!

missflops's picture
5

This has to be the easiest and most delicious chocolate pudding on the planet. It is absolutely divine. Made it using Terry's Chocolate Orange. Huge pudding and perfect when you have lots of people to feed. Easily serves 8. This is definitely going to appear on my list of puddings to cook over the Xmas season. It's a winner!

justineburton's picture
4

Really tasty! My oven broke down near the end of cooking so was a bit soft in the middle however It was still a real treat! Though it's a BIG pudding, probably better for a party than just me and my husband!

whats4t's picture

This pudding sounds just what I`m looking for to take to a Halloween party, for grown ups and children. Like the comments about the large quantity it makes!!

ros1ie's picture

So easy to make - did it while the veg for Sunday lunch was cooking! I'll definitely add more orange zest (and maybe a splash of cointreau) next time and didn't think it was orangey enough but delicious none the less.

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