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Chocolate pudding cake

Yields1 ServingPreparation20 minsCooking35 minsTotal55 mins

The pudding makes its own sauce while baking.

Pouding au chocolat

 2 tbsp (28 g ) butter
 ½ cup (100 g) sugar
 ⅓ cup (30 g) cocoa powder
 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
 ¼ tsp (1 ml) salt
 ½ cup (125 ml) milk
 1 tsp (5 ml) pure vanilla extract
Sauce
 1 ¼ cups (280 ml) boiling water
 ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar
 ½ cup (100g) sugar
 2 tbsp (12 g) cocoa powder
1

Set the oven rack at lower third of the oven. Preheat the oven at 350 °F (180 °C). Cream butter and sugar. Add cocoa powder and blend well.

2

Sift flour, baking powder and salt and add to first mixture alternately with milk until just blended. Mix in vanilla extract.

3

Pour batter in an approximately 3 inch (8 cm) deep casserole dish of 2 quarts (2 liters) and reserve while preparing the sauce.

4

SAUCE: Pour the boiling water in the same bowl used to prepare the cake. Add brown sugar, sugar and cocoa powder and mix well. Pour on the cake batter but don't stir.

5

Cook the pudding in the oven for about 35 Minutes until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Serve warm with pouring cream if desired.