Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour

3 Tbsp cocoa powder

½ cup brown sugar

80g butter, melted, cooled

½ cup milk

1 egg, lightly beaten

Vanilla ice cream or cream, to serve.

Sauce

¾ cup brown sugar

2 Tbsp cocoa powder, sifted

1 ¼ cups boiling water

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Grease an 8-cup capacity ovenproof baking dish. 

Sift flour and cocoa into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar.
Combine butter, milk and egg in a jug, slowly add to flour mixture, whisking until well combined and smooth. Spoon into baking dish and smooth the top.

Sauce: Combine the sugar and cocoa and sprinkle over the pudding. Slowly pour the boiling water over the back of a large metal spoon to cover pudding. Place dish onto a baking tray and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until pudding bounces back when pressed gently in centre. 
Serve hot with vanilla ice cream or cream.