Description
A rich and comforting chocolate and pumpkin self-saucing pudding with a soft spiced cake layer and a luscious chocolate sauce underneath. Perfect served warm for a cozy dessert.
Ingredients
- 125 g pumpkin puree (about ½ cup)
- 113 g unsalted butter (1 stick / ½ cup)
- 100 g brown sugar (½ cup)
- 1 large egg
- 80 mL milk (⅓ cup)
- ½ tsp pumpkin spice
- 155 g all-purpose flour (1¼ cup)
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 150 g brown sugar (¾ cup)
- 60 mL bourbon (¼ cup, optional)
- 1 ¼ cup boiling water
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp pumpkin spice (optional)
- ½ cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or almonds)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C. Butter a 9-inch pie pan or similar baking dish.
- In a bowl, whisk together the butter, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, and a pinch of salt until combined.
- Add the egg and pumpkin spice, whisking until smooth.
- Mix in the milk and vanilla extract and whisk well.
- Add the flour and baking powder, folding until fully incorporated.
- Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
- Evenly sprinkle the brown sugar over the batter.
- Mix cocoa powder with pumpkin spice and sift evenly over the sugar layer.
- If desired, sprinkle a small pinch of salt on top.
- Combine boiling water and bourbon, then carefully pour over the batter using a spoon to distribute evenly.
- Sprinkle chopped nuts over the surface.
- Bake for 30 minutes until the cake is puffed and set on top, with sauce underneath.
- Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving warm.
Notes
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for best results.
- Bourbon can be omitted or replaced with additional hot water.
- Do not overbake to keep the sauce layer rich and gooey.
- Store leftovers refrigerated and reheat gently before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 220 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 55 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
