Chocolate Pudding Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350* (F).
2. 2
   Spread butter or margarine on bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan.
3. 3
   In mixing bowl, combine flour, 2/3 cup sugar, 4 Tbsp.
4. 4
   cocoa, baking powder, cinnamon, coffee powder, and salt.
5. 5
   Stir slowly until blended.
6. 6
   Stir in milk, oil, and vanilla.
7. 7
   Spoon batter into prepared pan, and smooth out until evenly distributed.
8. 8
   In a small bowl, stir together remaining 2 Tbsp.
9. 9
   cocoa and 2/3 cup sugar.
10. 10
    Spread this mixture evenly over batter in pan.
11. 11
    On top of this, pour boiling water.
12. 12
    Do NOT stir.
13. 13
    Carefully set pan in preheated oven on middle rack, and bake for 35 minutes, or until top looks crisp and crackled and cake tester inserted into a cakey area comes out clean.
14. 14
    Cool for a few minutes.
15. 15
    Serve warm, directly from pan.