Chocolate Pudding Cake

Name: Chocolate Pudding Cake
Ingredients: 2/3 cup (150 mL) granulated sugar; 3 tbsp (45 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) water; 1/4 cup (50 mL) butter; 1/2 cup (125 m) milk; 1 egg; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla; 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar; 1/4 cup (50 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder; Pinch salt; Ice cream (optional); 8-inch (2 L) square baking dish

14 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

2/3 cup (150 mL) granulated sugar
3 tbsp (45 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) water
1/4 cup (50 mL) butter
1/2 cup (125 m) milk
1 egg
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (50 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder
Pinch salt
Ice cream (optional)
8-inch (2 L) square baking dish

Directions

1

Chocolate Sauce: In baking dish, combine sugar, cocoa powder and water.
2

Stir until smooth.
3

Microwave, uncovered, on High for 2 1/2 to 4 minutes, stirring once, until sauce is very hot.
4

Stir well.
5

Batter: In a glass mixing bowl, microwave butter, uncovered, on High for 40 to 60 seconds or until melted.
6

Beat in milk, egg and vanilla.
7

In another bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
8

Stir milk mixture into flour mixture just until combined.
9

Batter will be quite thick.
10

Drop spoonfuls of batter as evenly as possible into chocolate sauce in baking dish (do not stir together).
11

Place an inverted dinner plate in bottom of microwave and set dish on plate.
12

Microwave, uncovered, on Medium (50%) for 7 to 10 minutes, until top of cake has risen and only few moist spots remain.
13

Let dish stand directly on heatproof surface for 10 minutes before serving.
14

Spoon warm dessert into dishes along with some of the sauce and serve with ice cream, if desired.