Steamed chocolate and golden syrup pudding

• 185 gram butter
• 1/2 cup (100g) firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup (125ml) golden syrup
• 1/4 cup (60ml) honey
• 1/4 cup (60ml) water
• 2 eggs, beaten lightly
• 1 1/2 cup (225g) plain flour
• 1 1/2 cup (225g) self-raising flour
• 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda butterscotch sauce
• 50 gram butter
• 300 millilitre thickened cream
• 1 cup (200g) firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steamed chocolate and golden syrup pudding

• 1

  Grease 1.75-litre (7-cup) pudding steamer, line base with baking paper.

• 2

  Stir butter, sugar, syrup, honey and the water in medium saucepan over heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, remove from heat; cool. Stir in eggs then sifted dry ingredients. Spoon pudding mixture into prepared steamer; cover pudding with greased foil, secure with lid or kitchen string.

• 3

  Place steamer in large saucepan with enough boiling water to come halfway up side of steamer; simmer, covered, about 2 hours or until pudding is firm, replenishing water as necessary to maintain level.

• 4

  For butterscotch sauce, stir ingredients in medium saucepan, over heat until butter melts. Simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly.

• 5

  Serve pudding with sauce.