Steamed Chocolate Pudding & Hard Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 2/3 cup butter, soft
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 1/2 cups 35% cream
• 1/2 ounce rum or 1/2 ounce cognac

Recipe

• 1 hard sauce: chill and serve on top of steamy pudding.
• 2 cream butter with sugar and egg.
• 3 mix all dry ingredients and add to butter mixture.
• 4 add melted chocolate.
• 5 pour into greased pudding mold.
• 6 steam in simmering water for 2 1/2 hours.
• 7 this can be done by filling a large casserole with water, enough to go 1/2 height of the mold.