Black Forest Christmas Pudding
A timeless classic to create merry memories with Golden Cloud and Beacon Treats!
Serves: 6-8
Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
- 2 cups Dried fruit
- ½ cup Dates, pitted
- 2 tsp Brandy essence
- ¼ cup Water
- ½ cup orange juice
- 150g Butter, softened
- ½ cup Brown sugar
- 2 Large eggs
- 1 ½ cups Golden Cloud Self-Rising Flour
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp Mixed spice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 3 x 80g Beacon Midnight Velvet Chocolate
- ¼ cup Cream
How To Make
- Preheat the oven to 180C and prepare a metal pudding bowl with parchment paper.
- Place the mixed fruit, dates, brandy essence, water and orange juice into a saucepan over medium heat, stir and allow to simmer for a few minutes until the fruit has softened.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely
- Beat the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy, add in egg – one at a time.
- Sift in flour, bicarbonate of soda and mixed spice, beat with an electric whisk until well combined.
- Add the fruit mixture and orange zest, stir to combine.
- Roughly chop one slab of chocolate and fold into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepare pudding bowl. Top with a circle of parchment paper, cover with foil and tie with kitchen sting to secure
- Place the bowl in a large pot over low heat and fill with boiling water until it reaches ¾ up the sides of the bowl.
- Cover and cook for 2 hours, adding more boiling water if needed.
- Remove the bowl from saucepan and allow to stand for 15 minutes.
- In the meantime, melt the remaining chocolate and cream in the microwave. Stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth.
- Carefully turn the pudding out onto a plate. Top with the chocolate ganache and fresh cherries
Will definitely be making this delicious pudding 🍮 😋