Pudding Cake
Chocolate Pudding Cake bakes into the most delicious, decadent dessert! Moist cake on top with a creamy pudding sauce on the bottom. Serve with a scoop of ice cream for extra indulgence.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 0.67 cup granulated sugar
- 0.33 cup unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.625 cup half and half
- 4 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pudding Topping
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup light brown sugar (tightly packed)
- 4 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch cocoa powder
- 1.125 cup boiling water
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Generously spray an 8x8 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set it aside.
- Add the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Whisk in the half and half, oil and vanilla. Whisk just until combined.
- Evenly spread the cake batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Add the sugars and cocoa powder to a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Sprinkle the dry mixture over the cake batter.
- Pour the boiling water over the dry ingredients. Do not stir. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the cake to rest for 15-20 minutes before serving.
Notes
This rich and gooey chocolate pudding cake is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.