Mary Berry's 'indulgent' chocolate pudding is paired with a 'divine' 4-ingredient sauce

Mary Berry has shared a plethora of recipes throughout her career, including her top five cake recipes. This chocolate steamed pudding recipe has nearly 20 five-star ratings, and it's paired with a four-ingredient simple sauce.

The recipe notes said: "Indulgent and so comforting, this chocolate pudding is full of rich flavour and served with a divine pouring sauce. It is also great served with ice cream." It serves six to eight people, perfect for a dinner party.

Mary Berry's chocolate pudding recipe

Ingredients:

For the chocolate pudding:

• 125g baking spread
• 125g caster sugar
• Two large eggs
• 100g self-raising flour
• 25g cocoa powder, sieved
• One teaspoon of vanilla extract

For the chocolate sauce:

• 150ml full-fat milk
• 150ml double cream
• 300g dark chocolate, broken into pieces
• One teaspoon of vanilla extract

Method:

Start by greasing a one-litre pudding basin with butter. Cut a small square of baking paper before greasing the square and placing it in the bottom of the basin.

Place all of the pudding ingredients into a large bowl. Mix with an electric mixer until well combined, light and fluffy. Spoon into the basin and level the top. Cut a square of kitchen foil that is about 4cm bigger than the rim of the basin.

Grease the foil with butter and make a pleat in the middle square. Place on top of the basin and tightly press around the rim. Tie up with a string to seal.

Place the basin in a deep saucepan and pour in boiling water until it reaches halfway up the sides of the basin.

Cover with a lid and place over very low heat. Steam over a gentle simmer for about one and a half hours until the top is just firm. Remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.

Remove the foil, run a palette knife around the edges and invert onto a plate. Remove the square of paper on top.

Meanwhile, place the milk and cream in a saucepan. Heat until just boiling. Add the chocolate and vanilla, then remove from the heat and stir until melted and runny.

Pour some of the sauce over the top of the pudding and cut into wedges to serve. Serve the remaining sauce alongside.