Dessert Recipes - Chocolate Hazelnut Pudding Recipe

Ingredients

• 150 g/5 oz/2/3 cup soft tub margarine

• 100 g/4 oz/1/2 cup caster (superfine)   sugar

• 100 g/4 oz/1 cup plain (semi-sweet) chocolate

• 3 eggs

• 150 g/5 oz/1 1/4 cups self-raising flour

• 2.5 m/1/2 tsp vanilla essence (extract)

• 75 g/3 oz/1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts (filberts)

• Butter, for greasing

• Amaretto Sauce, to serve

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Method:

1. Beat together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.

2. Melt the chocolate in a basin over a pan of hot water or in the microwave.

3. Beat into the margarine and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

4. Add the flour, vanilla and nuts and fold in with a metal spoon. Turn into a greased 1.25 liter/5 1/2 cup pudding basin.

5. Cover with a double thickness of greased foil or greaseproof (waxed) paper, twisting and folding under the rim to secure.

6. Steam for 1 1/2 hours. Serve warm with Amaretto Sauce.