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Oh my goodness... we stumbled upon quite the recipe this evening.
Each Sunday in Africa, we typically do one meal in the early afternoon, and for dinner we break out the stovetop popcorn. It's a really fun tradition started long before our family -- probably originating with the Rodgers' fam (at least that's where we learned it!).
Today I pulled out the cornflour (cornstarch) to thicken up a soup I was making, and I noticed a recipe for "Magic Chocolate Pudding" on the back of the pouch. And so it went tonight... popcorn and pudding. FYI -- the term "pudding" is used over here to refer to some sort of dessert.
If you're looking for a lovely chocolate fix, this is it. I've even included conversions to regardless of where you are in the world, you can try this -- assuming you have the ingredients. :)
MAGIC CHOCOLATE PUDDING
-100g/1 cup self-raising flour
-100g/1 cup butter, softened
-100g/1 cup castor (superfine) or icing (powdered) sugar
-2 eggs
-4 teaspoons cocoa powder
-75g/three-quarter cup castor or icing sugar
-2 teaspoons cornflour (cornstarch)
-4 teaspoons cocoa powder
-boiling water
Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F. Place flour, butter, one cup of sugar, cocoa powder, and 2 eggs in a bowl of mixer. Mix or hand whisk together to make a soft dropping consistency. Place in a greased pie dish. Meanwhile, mix 4 teaspoons cocoa powder with two cups boiling water, and add remaining sugar and cornflour. Whisk until smooth, and gently pour over pudding mixture in a dish.
Bake for 25-30 minutes. The pudding will be firm on the top (like a cake) and the sauce will be on the bottom. Serve with custard, cream, or ice cream.
Note: I doubled the recipe and it baked well in a 9X13 pan.
If you try this out, let me know what you think. It's sooo delightful... and it oozes chocolate. :)
