Grandma Hagerson's Chocolate Pudding Cake

Grandma Hagerson's recipe for chocolate pudding cake. The water poured over the top at the end blends in with the other ingredients and settles on the bottom while cooking, creating a delightful pudding underneath the cake when it is finished!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 216 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup milk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup water
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar, divided
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened baker's chocolate, melted

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in milk, butter, vanilla extract, and chocolate. Pour mixture into an ungreased 8x8-inch baking pan.

Step 3

Mix brown sugar, cocoa, and remaining white sugar together in another bowl. Spread over the top of the batter in the pan. Pour in water.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, about 30 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan for 15 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.