My Dad’s Chocolate Pudding Cake is chocolate heaven! This dessert is part cake, part rich pudding. Served with ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream, this recipe is a classic.
This Chocolate Pudding Cake was featured in my Dad’s Kitchen Memoir.
Dad's Chocolate Pudding Cake
My Dad's Chocolate Pudding Cake is chocolate heaven! This dessert is part cake, part rich pudding. Served with ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream, this recipe is a classic.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 6 Tbsp cocoa, divided
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 Tbsp melted shortening
- 1 cup chopped nuts, such as walnuts
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 3/4 cups hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and 2 tablespoons of cocoa.
- Stir in milk and melted shortening. Add 1 cup of nuts, mixing lightly to combine.
- Spread mixture in a 9 inch cake pan. Combine brown sugar and remaining 4 tablespoons of cocoa. Pour hot water (either warmed in the microwave or on the stovetop - it should be hot!) over the cake batter. Carefully transfer to oven and bake for 45 minutes.
- Allow to slightly cool, serving warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
Notes
- Original recipe from Betty Crocker.
I have yet to try this, but will later if you can please clarify. This sounds like an old recipe of Mom’s that we never did find! Please clarify, if once the brown sugar and cocoa are combined, they are to be sprinkled on the cake batter, then topped with the hot water?? That’s the way the picture looks to me, but recipe doesn’t really specify that detail .
Hi Cindy! Thanks for your question! Yes: the brown sugar and cocoa mixture is combined and tops the batter. Then the hot water is poured over everything. I will go back and update the recipe so it’s clearer! I hope you enjoy this!