Incredible Chocolate Pudding Cake

Serves 8

Magically, during the baking time, this butter cake forms its own rich chocolate sauce. Spoon the hot cake into big soup bowls and ladle the comforting sauce over the top. Alternatively bake in individual ramekins.

ingredients

Pudding
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp butter, melted
1/3 cup coarsely chopped bittersweet chocolate, about 3 oz.
Sauce
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp cocoa
1 cup cold water

directions

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1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease an 8 cup casserole dish or 8 ramekins. Place flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. STir with a fork until well blended. Then, beat in the milk and vanilla until you form a thick, fairly smooth batter.
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2. STir 3 tablespoons cocoa into the melted butter until evenly mixed. Then stir the butter cocoa mixture into the batter. add the chocolate and stir just until evenly distributed. Turn into the prepared dish and smooth the top.
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3. Prepare the sauce immediately. Stir remaining sugars with 2 tablespoons cocoa in a small bow. Sprinkle the mixture over the batter.
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4. Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, until the cake appears slightly glazed on top and the sauce is bubbling around the sides of the dish. Spoon into dessert dishes and serve hot with vanilla ice cream.
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Cook 5 minutes less if using individual ramekins.