Chocolate Pudding Cake

Chocolate Pudding Cake

from southernliving.com
Dessert
70 min
6 servings

Chocolate pudding cake is ready in just over an hour, and it is certain to win over everyone at your dinner or party. A smooth, silky pudding layer bakes underneath the rich cake for a surprise in each scoop.

Ingredients

  • cooking spray
  • 1 cupall-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp.baking powder
  • ½ tsp.kosher salt
  • ¼ tsp.instant espresso powder (such as delallo
  • 1 cupgranulated sugar, divided
  • ½ cupunsweetened cocoa, divided
  • ½ cupwhole milk
  • ⅓ cupunsalted butter, melted
  • 1 ½ tsp.vanilla extract
  • ¼ cuppacked light brown sugar
  • 1 ¼ cupshot tap water
  • 2 tsp.flaky sea salt
  • 1 pt.vanilla ice cream
  • caramel sauce and chopped toasted walnuts

Directions

  1. 1

    Mix dry ingredients for cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat an (8-inch) square baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, espresso powder, 3/4 cup of the granulated sugar, and 1/4 cup of the cocoa.

  2. 2

    Make cake batter: Whisk in milk, butter, and vanilla until a thick batter forms.

  3. 3

    Add batter to pan: Spread batter evenly in prepared baking dish.

  4. 4

    Combine sauce ingredients: Whisk together brown sugar, remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle evenly over batter in baking dish.

  5. 5

    Add hot water: Pour hot water over mixture in baking dish, completely covering surface. (Do not stir mixture.)

  6. 6

    Bake cake: Bake in preheated oven until center is set, about 40 minutes.

  7. 7

    Garnish and serve: Remove from oven, and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Let cool 15 minutes. Scoop into bowls; top evenly with ice cream. Garnish with caramel sauce and walnuts.