Steamed Chocolate Fudge Pudding

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup (110g) caster sugar
• 2 tablespoons plain-flour
• 1 tablespoon Dutch cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso
• 85g dark chocolate, chopped
• 50g unsalted butter, cubed
• 3⁄4 cup (180ml) full-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs (60g each), separated

To serve

• Vanilla ice-cream, optional
• Fresh berries, optional
• Icing sugar, to garnish

Method

1. Combine sugar, flour, cocoa and espresso in a large bowl.
2. Melt chocolate and butter in a medium heat- proof bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water. Remove from heat; stir in milk and vanilla. Whisk chocolate mixture into  our mixture until well combined. Add egg yolks and stir until smooth.
3. Whisk egg whites until medium peaks form. Gently fold egg whites through chocolate mixture.
4. Place the six ramekins on the steamer tray and fill each evenly with batter. Cover steamer with the stainless steel steaming lid.
5. Fill water tank up to the MAX fill line with cold tap water. Press the STEAM button to select HIGH. Press the arrow up to select 8 minutes. Press START.
6. Serve puddings immediately, still warm, with vanilla ice-cream, fresh berries and icing sugar (if desired).