Recipe: Choc Pear Pudding

Ok so I will admit to stealing this off Nigella. So it's not my recipe, but that doesn't mean I can't share it...because it is damn delicious!

Ingredients:

125g soft butter

25g cocoa powder

25g caster sugar

150g plain flour

2t vanilla extract

1t baking powder

1/4t bicarbonate of soda

2 eggs

Salt

1 can of pears.

Method: 

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

2. Drain pears and arrange in a greased tin.

 This one was perhaps a little too big but it doesn't really matter.

3. Blitz all other ingredients in a food processor or whisk together with electric beaters until it comes together as a soft consistency.

4. Spread mix over the pears. This is not easy and will not look pretty. I personally prefer to use my (clean) fingers as it allows me to spread it over the biggest part of the pear better. Nothing has to be fully covered though, Nigella herself will say it doesn't have to be perfect!

5. Bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take it out earlier if you prefer a squishier pudding type of batter or leave it in the full length of time if you'd rather have it more like a cake with pears in. Either way is absolutely fantastic and goes great with ice cream.

Told you it wasn't pretty and admittedly not my best effort topping wise.