Chocolate christmas pudding

Indulgence is never too far away around christmas time. The ultimate proof is in eating the traditional christmas pudding. In this recipe, it gets a delicious makeover with snappy little chocolate chips and a creamy white chocolate and rum sauce.
Level:
Easy

Chocolate christmas pudding

Ingredients: Chocolate christmas pudding

  • 2.6 oz
    raisins
  • 1
    orange zest
  • 0.3 oz
    bicarbonate of soda
  • 125 ml
    water
  • 2.6 oz
    dates
  • 1.2 oz
    mixed peel
  • 1.2 oz
    candied ginger
  • 75 ml
    brandy

Preparation: Chocolate christmas pudding

Place the dried fruit into the water and brandy and bring to the boil, add in the bicarbonate of soda and mix well, turn out into a bowl and allow to cool.

Ingredients: Chocolate christmas pudding

  • 2.6 oz
    butter
  • 3
    whole egg(s)
  • 7.1 oz
    self-raising flour
  • 0.9 oz
    CP
  • 0.2 oz
    cinnamon stick
  • 0.2 oz
    spice mix
  • 0.1 oz
    ground nutmeg
  • 7.9 oz
    brown sugar
  • Q.S.
    concentrated vanilla extract

Preparation: Chocolate christmas pudding

Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add in the eggs slowly. Fold through the dry ingredients.

Ingredients: Chocolate christmas pudding

  • 1.8 oz
    CHD-CU-20X014

Preparation: Chocolate christmas pudding

Once the fruit mix is cold fold it through the cake mix and then fold through the chocolate chunks. Bake at 200°C until golden brown and the sponge bounces back when lightly touched.

White chocolate and rum sauce

Ingredients: White chocolate and rum sauce

Preparation: White chocolate and rum sauce

Bring the double cream to the boil and then pour over the white chcocolate.