Old Fashioned Cottage Pudding With Chocolate Sauce Food

OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE PUDDING

Steps:

• In a double boiler or metal bowl over simmering water, heat the milk, butter and chocolate until chocolate is melted (chocolate may appear curdled)., Combine sugar, flour and salt. Sprinkle over chocolate mixture (do not stir). Cover and continue to cook in a double boiler over medium-low heat, 20 minutes. With a wooden spoon, stir until smooth. Remove from the heat., Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened and a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Cool for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to dessert dishes., Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. If desired, top with whipped cream.

COTTAGE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• For the cake, combine first seven ingredients (butter, sugar, egg, milk, flour, baking powder and salt). Pour batter into a greased 13" x 9" cake pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
• To make the sauce, combine the last five ingredients (sugar, boiling water, butter, flour and vanilla) in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat. The sauce will be thin.
• Slice cake into 2-inch pieces and place each piece in a bowl to serve.
• Pour a liberal amount of the sauce over each warm piece of cake and serve immediately. Do not pour sauce over entire cake, as it will become soggy.
• Store left-over cake at room temperature for up to three days. Store sauce in refrigerator and warm in microwave when re-use desired.

OLD FASHIONED COTTAGE PUDDING WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• 45 minutes ∙ Serves 6-8 Heat the oven to 350 F (180 C/Gas 4). Grease and flour an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan. In a mixing bowl with electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 to 5 minutes. Beat the egg into the creamed mixture until blended. Measure the milk into a measuring cup. Stir the 1 teaspoon of vanilla into the milk. In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. Beating slowly, add about one-third of the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, along with half of the milk. Repeat with another one-third of the flour mixture and the remaining milk. Add the remaining flour mixture and beat until smooth and well blended Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, until firm and a toothpick - inserted into the center of the cake - comes out with only a few crumbs clinging. Chocolate Sauce IN a saucepan of stainless steel bowl over simmering water, heat the semisweet chocolate chips with the whipping cream, stirring constantly until the chocolate is melted. Stir in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Drizzle the chocolate sauce over the cooled cake.

COTTAGE PUDDING (IT'S REALLY A CAKE!)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400* (F).
• Butter and lightly flour an 8-inch square cake pan.
• Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar together in a large bowl.
• Melt the butter in a small pan, remove from heat, and whisk in the milk and egg, beating well.
• Add to the flour mixture and blend.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• Turn out onto wire rack.
• Serve warm with lemon sauce/vanilla sauce, or your favorite thick chocolate sauce.
• For Lemon/Vanilla Sauce: Mix the sugar and cornstarch together in a small bowl.
• Add sugar mixture to boiling water, stirring constantly.
• Boil 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and swirl in the butter, lemon juice and rind OR vanilla extract, and pinch of salt.
• Serve warm.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH KAHLUA CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F
• Begin by buttering 12 small ramekins and dusting with granulated sugar.
• Bread Pudding:
• Heat the milk and cream in a saucepan over medium heat until steamy (DO NOT BOIL).
• Turn off the heat and add the chocolate, salt, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, walnuts and Kahlùa. Stir to mix.
• Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl with the 1/2 cup sugar. Pour into the chocolate mixture. Gently fold in the bread cubes.
• Transfer the pudding mixture to the ramekins (DO NOT OVER FILL - Fill just to the top) and place on a baking sheet.
• Bake until nicely browned and set, about 30 minutes.
• Kahlùa Caramel Sauce:
• Combine sugar, water and cream of tartar in a small saucepan. DO NOT STIR. Bring the mixture to a boil; cook until the caramel browns. When the caramel is medium brown, remove from heat and add cream. Let simmer. Add Kahlua.
• To serve: Ladle some sauce onto each plate, unmold the ramekin, place the pudding on top of the sauce. Serve warm, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
• Cook's Tip: Other serving versions include serving the pudding warm and topped with a dab of whipped cream OR cold, topped with fresh strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate chips.