But boy can that woman cook and even more than that she enjoys cooking, happily whipping up a batch of cheese scones to accompany meals as an after thought.
Having come home for Easter I have been treated to Mama Wilson's baking and I thought I would sneak into the kitchen and share one of her recipes.
I have no idea of the origins of this recipe but it has been in my mothers battered and smudged handwritten recipe book for as long as I can remember. It is the baking equivalent of getting home after a long day at work and pulling on sweats and old t shirt and snugging up on the sofa with a blanket. In short it is pure and unadulterated comfort food that is so simple you can pull it together in one bowl (and a measuring jug) and relax.
This recipe makes a light chocolate sponge which comes with a thick syrupy chocolate sauce that adds to the comfort level. Serve alone or with a scoop of ice cream that will melt into the mix. Mama Wilson often serves it with some single cream but to be honest the recipe really doesn't need it.
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
Pudding
3oz margarine
2oz self raising flour
1oz cocoa powder
3oz caster sugar
1 large egg
Sauce
2 oz brown sugar
1/2 oz cocoa powder
11/2 oz walnuts chopped
1/2 pint of hot black coffee
2oz caster sugar
Heat the oven on a moderate heat (325oF: Gas Mark 3)
1 Grease a 2 pint dish
2 place a the pudding ingredients together in one bowl and beat together with a wooden spoon until mixed and place in the dish
3 Sprinkle the brown sugar, cocoa powder and chopped walnuts for the sauce over the pudding mix in the dish
4 mix the remaining caster sugar and hot coffee together and pour over the pudding
5 Bake in the preheated oven for 50-60 minutes
Enjoy!
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