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Pies, Puddings & Crumbles

Chocolate Orange Pudding

This simple but very delicious chocolate orange dessert uses half a pack of sponge cake mix for speed. Top with melted orange-flavoured chocolate.

Serves 4

Difficulty
Easy
Microwave
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
Less than 10 minutes
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Ingredients for  4  Servings

  • -
    Vegetable oil, for greasing
  • ½ x 400g
    Pack chocolate sponge mix
  • 1
    Medium egg
  • ½
    Orange, finely grated zest only

  • For the Topping

  • 100g
    Orange flavoured milk chocolate, from a ball or bar, broken into pieces
  • -
    Fresh orange zest, to decorate (optional)

  • To Serve

  • -
    Custard, cream or ice cream

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    Less than 10 minutes

Method

  1. Put 200g of the cake mixture in a bowl and add an egg and 4 tablespoons cold water (or follow the packet instructions for when using half a packet of the mixture). Whisk with electric beaters for 2 minutes, or by hand until well combined and creamy. Stir in the orange zest.
  2. Spoon the batter into the prepared basin, ensuring the mixture doesn’t rise more than half of the way up the dish or it could rise and bubble over the sides.
  3. Cook, uncovered, on HIGH for 3 minutes 30 seconds in an 800W microwave oven or 2 minutes 50 seconds in a 1000W microwave oven. The sponge should be well risen, just firm to the touch and a little gooey around the edges.

Notes

Microwave ovens vary so the timings are a guide. Be prepared to adjust if yours is more or less powerful than the ones in the timings.

Sometimes cake mixes contain small lumps which are difficult to incorporate into the batter. If this is the case with the one you buy, simply pass it through a sieve before mixing with the other ingredients.

If you don’t have a pudding basin the right size, you can make this dessert in any microwaveable dish but you will need to adjust the cooking time slightly. Using a larger or shallower dish means the sponge will cook more quickly, so check after about 2 minutes. If cooking in a shallow dish, ensure the mixture doesn’t rise more than halfway up the sides or it could bubble over.