Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

Okay gals, if you have never tried this, you MUST! It's sinful! It's also a fun science project for your kids, when you put everything together it's a runny mess, but then after it cooks, the top part is a cake, and the underneath part is HOT chocolate fudge...to die for, and super easy to cook!



1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 Tbsp. cocoa
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 cup hot tap water
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk
2 Tbsp. oil
Ice cream or (my personal favorite-whip cream for this recipe)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In ungreased 9x9 pan, stir together flour, sugar, 2 Tbsp. coca, baking powder and salt. Mix in milk, oil, and vanilla with fork until smooth. Stir in nuts. Spread evenly in pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa. Pour hot water over batter. Bake 40 min's. Let stand 15 min's so the pudding can set up. Spoon into dessert dishes, invert each spoonful onto dessert plate so the pudding runs down. Top with ice cream or whip cream. You can even top with hershey's topping if you are a chocoholic!!

Note: We always double this recipe, and make it for dessert and have leftovers for breakfast. If you want to double it, double the ingredients and put into 13x9 casserole dish!