Here’s a rich, gooey Hot Fudge Chocolate Pudding Cake 🍫✨
It magically creates its own chocolate sauce underneath while baking!
🍫 Hot Fudge Chocolate Pudding Cake
Serves: 6–8
🧁 Cake Batter
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) milk
- 2 tbsp melted butter or oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
🍫 Fudge Topping
- 1/2 cup (100 g) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (25 g) cocoa powder
💧 Hot Liquid
- 1 1/4 cups (300 ml) hot water
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
Lightly grease an 8-inch (20 cm) baking dish.
2️⃣ Make batter:
In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
Add milk, melted butter, and vanilla. Stir until smooth.
Spread evenly into prepared dish.
3️⃣ Add topping:
Mix brown sugar and cocoa together. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
4️⃣ Pour hot water:
Slowly pour hot water over the top.
👉 Do NOT stir! (This creates the sauce layer.)
5️⃣ Bake 30–35 minutes until top looks set but center is slightly soft.
6️⃣ Rest 10 minutes before serving.
🍨 How to Serve
Scoop warm into bowls — spooning some of the gooey sauce from the bottom over the top.
Best served with:
- Vanilla ice cream
- Whipped cream
- Fresh berries
✨ Tips
- Add chocolate chips to the batter for extra richness.
- For deeper flavor, replace hot water with hot coffee.
- Store leftovers in fridge and reheat before serving.
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