Chocolate Fig Pudding
Courtesy of Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board 6 Servings • 15 Min. Prep Time • 35 Min. Cook Time| Ingredients |
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| 1/3 c. unsalted butter |
| 1/2 c. sugar |
| 2 eggs |
| 1 tsp. vanilla |
| 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chunks |
| 1 1/3 c. flour |
| 1/2 tsp. salt |
| 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar |
| 1/4 tsp. baking soda |
| 1 c. buttermilk |
| 1 c. dried figs, diced |
| 1 1/4 c. whipping cream, whipped |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F. In a large electric mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add cocoa powder and mix until light and fluffy.
2. In a separate bowl, stir together chocolate chunks, flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to the chocolate mixture; mix well. Fold in figs.
3. Pour batter into six well-buttered individual molds or one well-buttered 1 1/2-quart pudding mold. Place pudding(s) on center rack of oven, with a roasting pan of boiling water on the rack below.
4. Bake 35 min. for individual molds or 1 hr. for large mold, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out nearly clean. Cool 10 min.; unmold. Serve warm with whipped cream.
