FoodCoop Recipes
Chocolate Cinnamon Sponge
This easy pudding, using Co-op Fairtrade chocolate, is a real treat
Cook
135 minutes
Serves
10
Ingredients
125g Co-op unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing
250g Co-op self raising flour
2 tsp cinnamon
75g Co-op Fairtrade cocoa powder
300g Co-op Fairtrade demerara sugar
175ml Co-op whole milk
4 Co-op British free range eggs
100g bar Co-op Irresistible Fairtrade dark chocolate, roughly chopped
Serve with 10 scoops Co-op Irresistible Madagascan vanilla ice cream (optional)
Method
Grease your slow cooker
Sieve the flour into a large bowl with the cinnamon and 50g of the cocoa powder
Stir in 150g of the sugar, breaking up any lumps as you go
Whisk the milk and eggs together in a jug
Melt the butter over a low heat in a small saucepan, then add to the milk and egg mixture
Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients and whisk for 1-2 mins, until you have a thick, smooth batter
Fold the chopped chocolate into the batter, then pour into the slow cooker
Mix the remaining cocoa powder and sugar with 300ml boiling water and pour over the top of the batter
Cook on high for 1 hour 45 mins to 2 hours, until the sponge has risen and is firm
Serve with a scoop of ice cream, if you like
