'HOT'? WHY I WAS PRACTICALLY STEAMING BY THE TIME WE WERE THROUGH...!! (Cadburys Hot Caramel Sponge Pudding)

Member Name: totalserenity

Product:	Cadburys Hot Caramel Sponge Pudding
Date:	29/05/09 (228 review reads)
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Having had a tumultuously stressful recent two days, I needed a decent quality choccie fix and this new duo pack of 'Cadbury Hot Caramel Puddings' advertised in bright orange writing - lying there seductively before me upon the Somerfield's cool fridge shelf, fair goaded me into greedy capitulation as sweeping aside my Weight Watcher's inground inhibitions I carelessly flung the purple temptations speedily into my shopping basket...

I know, I know, I am no example of a good, clean dieter but that day I just didn't care. I needed a quick soul-satisfyingly rich, sticky fix, and this latest Cadburys naughty dessert temptation was hopefully going to take me to a high normally reserved for *Bob* the boyfriend's skilfully handy talents!

£1 per pair is that all Somerfield?

'Pah' I'd pay twice that for my favourite confectionery foodstuff - for only my beloved Cadburys had the power of spiritual tummy healing when I'm feeling this tired and low.

Real-life problems, physical pain, irate children, demanding friends, irksome partners, one bill too many on the door mat; the car guzzling petrol faster than the speed of light, never-ending drizzly rain...

Ahh you know what I mean folks, we all need a respite from that; an oral escape - be it a decent glass of wine, a savoury titbit, a much-needed sweet treat?

Well my respite is 'milk chocolate', the reason to live in my eyes...and the wretched reason I've had to return to Weight Watchers on three different occasions - to burn off the excess pounds I have lovingly carried round as I paid homage to my predilection.

But on that fateful day none of that mattered - not even the cursed calorie count!

I knew the fat content wasn't going to be pretty, I knew the sugar ratio was going to be high, and I damned well knew I'd better not look at the grim reading 'til I'd finished this petite 129 gram luxurious beauty.

I was going to eat it and be 'Damned', 'Damned' I tell ya to 'Healthy Eaters Hell'!

Dropping Cherubim child at her Grandparents after the frenziedly quick Supermarket Sweep, I drove home with only one thing on my mind...it was going to get down and dirty in my kitchen and it involved just me with chocolate, heat AND a tin of white Squirty cream, 'Ooh Yeah...'

Robotically scanning the synonymous Cadbury's purple outer recyclable wrapper for user instructions (whilst assiduously avoiding all nutritional information), I hastily happened upon the microwave instructions; all the other consumable items were carelessly cast to one side - I was on a mission with one only thing on my mind!

During the torturously long seconds of the microwave doing its amazing technological job - all '50' of them, I lavisciously drooled over the 'Chocolate Confectionery Porn Picture' of the steamingly sexy rotund sponge adorning the front of the outer cardboard wrapper.
It was seductively draped with a caramel coating that I was going to lick off that naughty little pudding, whether it liked it or not!

Taste buds firing into action, stirred on by the gorgeously decadent aroma emanating from my silver Sanyo oven; my word that tasty little dessert warming within was going to get it, and get it good!

Still fastidiously avoiding all written evidence of the fattening contents within, I just read the storage instructions which said to keep refrigerated - or these dinky solid purple pots could be frozen, as long as used not kept for longer than one month.

Erm...okay then!

Described as 'Delicious chocolate flavoured sponge puddings with a rich Cadburys Caramel sauce', one side of the label gives the reheating instructions per your microwave power output, alongside a warning that these puds may contain traces of nuts for any allergy sufferers.
Milk, wheat, Gluten, egg and Soya are all ingredients found within the saucy sponge too, with a reasonable 2 weeks Use By date on the cardboard front panel.

When the ding of the bell broke my perusing of the pack, I eagerly opened the microwave door to the most fabulous smell unique only to my favourite confectioners!

Almost giddy with trembling excitement, I hastily tipped the hand-sized plastic carton upside down into a dish...and then licked the upper sides of the coloured pot (Oh come on, we all do it!), with a mute visual threat to the sticky syrup still oozing within of 'Don't you dare go anywhere, I'll be back for you later'!

Squirty canister of cream in one grasping greedy paw, the shiny glazed toffee treat held in another off, I trotted into the room to settle upon the sofa - just me and the rich brown soft sponge sacrifice to my dark Pagan cocoa lusts...

The aroma of the scrumptious caramel essence was foreplay enough in itself; this was no time for pleasantries - I needed to taste this indulgence's succulent centre to satisfy my wanton dessert's desires!
Coating my spoon generously with the treacle-textured sauce, I proceeded to lovingly lick the gloopy golden mixture until my inner mouth was contracting with palpable pleasure waves, 'Mmm mm'!

Next came the rich, medium dark Cadbury's sponge, quite firm in comparison to the supple silkiness of said sauce.
'Mmm!' why my pupils are dilating just at the mere thought of it all, of the tingling sensations that gratuitously assaulted my mouth!

Recklessly decorated with a swirl of soft cream, there seemed a substantial amount to consume as the runny outer layer enveloped the solid yet springy mass beneath...

On experiencing the sponge's moist inner sanctum, it was surprisingly satisfyingly filling; the Cadbury's inimitable trademark flavour was very much in evidence, as I laid back and took all the rich ingredients had to give!

The sponge was quite cloying on the palate, but in my book that's no bad thing - all the more to feast on, after all!
Plus, I enjoy the feeling only a warm dessert can offer to the tummy in terms of a replete, complete orgasmic afterglow!

Together the two contrasting elements this offers works like a concerto to the senses - the sizzling as the dessert hit it's domed platter, the velvety touch to the finger as I cheekily stroked the minuscule caramel puddles into compliance; the feast for the eyes of chocolate most lovely, the saliva-inducing smell of heavenly scents, and the aftertaste this wondrous pairing left lingering behind...

All too soon my dish was scraped bare; several gratified greedy sighs escaping my lips, as my satiated self lolled back in completion of the marvellous sensory spread I had just wickedly enjoyed all alone...

No one need ever know my dirty little secret; it was just between me and the syrupy Cadbury's Caramel concoction!

Once the sensual moaning subsided and I returned slowly to Planet Earth, why I almost felt guilty as I hid the second secret pot in the back of the refrigerator...note I said 'almost', some surreptious pleasures are best left to oneself!

As much as it feels almost sacrilege to disclose the contents inner calories; but tell you I must dear dooyoo'ers, as it is my solemn duty to not withhold this relevant review information from you.
The calories per 100 gram are 320, the carbs are 27.3 gram, the fat content is high as expected at 15.1 gram (saturates 2.7 gram); but do you know what, folks - in a devil-may-care attitude I am not even going to 'point' this clandestine treat for my diet plan!

Sometimes in life when the stress all gets too much we need to be kind to ourselves...and that little extravagance was my little kindness to 'myself'.

It was a wonderful treat, and one I sorely needed, so I'm going to try and justify the decadence with the adage 'A little of what you fancy does you good'.

And as I slumped there 'post-euphoric', I adamantly refused to feel guilty - I desperately needed a natural endorphin injection, and that delicious dessert certainly did the trick - Plus I didn't cheat on *Bob* with anything living, mwahhh!

If you're a lip-licking chocoholic just like me - then don't fight those dreaded 'Inner Demons' if you're feeling that run down; you know that certain Cadbury's energy 'fix' could be the very thing you need...and tomorrow's always another dieting day *Sigh*!

5 golden-glazed Super Stars for this fantastic new addition to the Cadbury's family of desserts - it blinds the bland chilled sweet offerings the company has proffered thus far!

Summary: LOCK YOURSELF IN A DARKENED, CANDLELIT ROOM WITH BARRY WHITE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND BEFOREHAND!