Malty Figgy Pudding - Penguin Books New Zealand

Ingredients

• 150g plain flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsp malted milk powder
• 50g dark soft brown sugar
• 50g ground almonds
• 130g unsalted butter, melted, plus 10g extra for greasing the dish
• 100g milk
• 75g crème fraîche
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 150g dried soft figs, roughly chopped
• 50g dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids), roughly chopped
• 100g dark soft brown sugar
• 1 tbsp malted milk powder
• 1⁄8 tsp salt
• 25g unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
• 200ml water
• 150g double cream
• 100g crème fraîche (or double cream or vanilla ice cream)
• 3 tbsp flaked almonds, toasted
• 2 tbsp maple syrup