This classic chocolatey, decadent dessert gets a fruity, boozy twist in this Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding Cake with Strawberry and Bourbon. For even better results, add a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top and then pour some easy chocolate magic shell sauce over it. This is a super easy, fool-proof recipe with guaranteed delicious results! (RECIPE + VIDEO)
When I was in grade school, I used to get chocolate on Valentine’s day from my oldest cousin who would leave a small box of chocolate on my doorstep, and then later I’d draw her a picture as a thank you. 🙂 As I grew older though, Valentine’s was less about the chubby dude with wings and a bow and arrow and more about chocolate deals and sales. If you haven’t read it on this blog before, let me tell you for the 19 millionth time that chocolate is my absolute favourite ingredient! Which makes Valentine’s day an enticing proposition even though Mr K and I never celebrate it.
So once again this year, we will complain about the absurdity of what Valentine’s day has become while enjoying a glorious chocolate dessert and one of our favourite shows on Netflix. 🙂 And I’ve got just the thing for you guys today! A delightfully chocolatey, warm, decadent, Self Saucing Chocolate Pudding Cake with hidden strawberry and bourbon flavours!
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Self saucing chocolate pudding cake is pretty self-explanatory. 🙂 This stuff is addictive. And the best thing about this recipe is that, it’s so easy to put together, that it could be an awesome last-minute treat for valentine’s day or for any other day really. And because it’s warm, it’s perfect for cold winter days and nights. It’s a deliciously fudgy chocolate cake with a rich, gooey chocolate sauce inside. You dig into the chocolate cake and scoop out a piece, and a warm, luscious chocolate sauce comes flooding in. How does it get any better than that? Well, I’ll tell you how. With the hidden flavour of strawberry and a dose of bourbon, is how. And then a dollop of vanilla ice cream on top. This my friends, is one of those rare times when the words sinful and heaven go together in the same sentence.
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Ingredients:
Chocolate Cake/Pudding
- 115 g / 4oz butter melted and cooled
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
- ¼ cup bourbon or substitute with another ¼ cup of milk for a non-alcoholic version
- 115 g / 4oz white sugar
- 180 g / 6.3oz AP flour sifted
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 30 g / 1oz cocoa powder sifted
- 120 g /4.2oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- 115 g / 4oz strawberry/raspberry jam jelly
Sauce
- 150 g / 5.3oz brown sugar 3/4 cup
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 400 mL boiling water
- 3 tbsp bourbon optional
Instructions:
Cake (Pudding Base)
- Butter a 8-9 inch oven-safe deep dish. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C.
- Combine the melted butter, bourbon (if using) and milk, and then whisk in the eggs.
- Mix the sifted flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, salt in a separate bowl and stir in the sugar.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients while mixing. Mix until you have a smooth batter. Add the chocolate chips and stir them in.
- Scrape the batter into the prepared oven-safe dish and spread it evenly. Add a dollop of jam on top and spread. Set aside.
Sauce
- Combine brown sugar and cocoa powder together. Sprinkle this evenly on top of the batter.
- Measure out the boiling water and stir in the bourbon (if using).
- Pour the boiling water on top of the batter. (To pour it evenly, you could pour it along the back of a large spoon, while moving the spoon over the surface of the batter).
- Immediately place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, until the middle of the cake/pudding is springy to the touch.
- Remove from the oven, let it cool for a few minutes. Serve while warm with whipped cream or a dollop of ice cream.
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The chocolate pudding cake is light and moist with fruity strawberry flavour and a boozy dose of bourbon. The sauce is smooth, dark and rich. This is a super easy, fool-proof recipe for self saucing chocolate pudding, with deliciously addictive results that kids would love too (without the bourbon of course). So go ahead and give it a whirl this weekend or on any other occasion when something indulgent is called for. And to make it even more spectacular, I made this ridiculously easy chocolate magic shell sauce which immediately hardens into a firm, snappy, matte chocolate shell when poured over the cold vanilla ice cream. 🙂 You’re not going to come by too many decadent, chocolatey desserts that are easier than this self saucing chocolate pudding.
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Dean @ Globe Scoffers says
Oh my this looks wonderful! Definitely my kind of pudding.
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
Valentine’s Day may be behind us but that won’t stope me from trying this delicious sounding dessert.
Sargento says
Sweetness overload 🙂
I wanna try this !
Tamara says
I may have to steal some of my husband’s Cigar Sunday bourbon (the good stuff) so we can try this! Chocolate is my favorite ingredient, too, and this looks just fabulous Dini!
Andrea | Cooking with a Wallflower says
Oh my god! All that chocolate. It’s totally calling my name. Happy FF!
Natalie says
We don’t do much on Valentines Day, either, however it is a perfect excuse to indulge in a chocolatey and boozy treat like this 🙂
Ginger says
Wow – what a delicious-looking pudding! And I absolutely agree with you on chocolate – it should be served with everything, really.
Thanks for bringing these beauties along to Fiesta Friday 106 – you’ve made one party goer very happy already 🙂
Ginger x
Winnie says
It looks absolutely scrumptious!!
Honestly – my mouth is watering right now
Sarah says
Oh my word – that gif at the bottom is perfection! I can’t get over how good it looks! I love that Valentine’s Day is basically just an excuse to eat mad amounts of chocolate which is exactly what I’ll be doing.
Caroline | carolinescooking says
Yum, this sounds delicious! Maybe I’ll have to make it during the day sometime when my toddler is at school so I can enjoy it myself…my youngest is too young to tell on me 😉
Helen @ Scrummy Lane says
Dini, this is absolutely wonderful and I’ve just shared it on my Facebook page (well, scheduled a post for a bit later, anyway!)
I ADORE the idea of self-saucing puddings, and especially one that’s easy to make like this. Great idea to add Bourbon to fancy it up!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Christine | Mid-Life Croissant says
Oh my saucy, saucy friend this sounds absolutely delightful. What are we watching on Netflix?!? xo
Dini says
Thank you C!! 😀 This would have been better if I could have had some of that insanely good Mussels for dinner before dessert! Aaah Netflix 😀 I need to re watch Mad Men!!
Julie at Hostess At Heart says
Oh my gosh, this is a vision of my perfect dessert. I would just love a gooey bowl of this desert with that amazing sauce! It’s a vision in a bowl Dini! Pinning!!!!
Dini says
Thank you so much Julie!! It is such an easy dessert to make – AND fool proof! Thank you so much for pinning this too Julie 🙂
Loretta says
Now we’re talking… let’s celebrate with a little bourbon and chocolate pudding 🙂 What a decadent treat, where did you say you lived? LOL
Dini says
Thank you Loretta! Hahaha!! You are welcome to come over anytime 🙂 & I agree, celebrations call for a little bourbon and chocolate 😉
Ahila says
Such a decadent treat. Love the addition of bourbon and raspberry jam in the pudding. Happy Fiesta, Dini!
Dini says
Thank you Ahila! 🙂 I couldn’t help myself with adding Bourbon. Happy FF to you too!
Lynn | The Road to Honey says
There is nothing absurd about a day that encourages you to eat as much chocolate as your heart desires without a sense of guilt. And what better way to fulfill those desires than with this divine little beauty? Bonus points for the booze and the fact that it is a warm chocolatey treat because both are a sure fire way (in addition to snuggling up with my sweetie, of course) to keep me toasty on this snowy Valentine’s week.
Dini says
We are on the same page on that sentiment Lynn! 😀 Valentine’s is the Halloween for adults with ALL the chocolate they can eat! hahaha!!
I definitely wanted something warm to eat because it seems to be getting even colder this February!
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table says
I want to eat my screen! This pudding looks amazing! And if you didn’t have me at chocolate, you definitely had me at bourbon! I’m a bourbon lover through and through and I’m always looking for ways to eat it in addition to sipping on it 🙂 This is perfect for Valentine’s Day! Pinning and sharing!
Dini says
Thank you Kathryn! I have such a weak spot for Bourbon too 🙂 & thank you for pinning and sharing this – I really appreciate it!
Michelle @ Giraffes Can Bake says
oh my gosh Dini, what are you trying to do to me?! This is AMAZING!
I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day either, but I’ll take this by myself (the boy won’t get a look in!!!)
Dini says
Thank you Michelle! 🙂
That is a great plan! I wanted to keep the extra for myself but my husband beat me to it…