Chocolate Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 lb White hardough Bread
• 2 Cups Evaporated Milk
• 2 tsp Benjamins Vanilla
• 1 tsp Benjamins Almond
• 2 tsp Benjamins Rose water
• 2 Eggs
• 4 ozs Cocoa 1 tsp Nutmeg
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Benjamins Mixed Spice
• 1 lbs Icing Sugar
• 6 tsp hot water
• 1 fl. Oz. Brandy
• 1/8 tsp. Peppermint Essence

Method

• Cut Bread into cubes. Mix together the milk, eggs and spices.
• Pour over bread, allow it to absorb milk mixture. Beat with mixer until lump free. Pour into greased mould. Bake at 350°F for 1 ½ hours in a water bath.
• Mix water and icing sugar together. Flavour one portion with cocoa. Make feather icing design on plate.
• Place pudding on icing when it is ‘Set’. Mix together ingredients for sauce to a smooth paste, cook, stirring on medium heat until sauce is thick. Serve with pudding