Easy Chocolate Pudding Cake

Today's recipe comes courtesy of Spouse who has been making this recipe for many years. A very simple recipe in which the pudding forms on the bottom of the same pan as the cake bakes. It's a big favorite with the kids and another one of those dessert recipes that you can make when there is practically nothing in the cupboard.


1 cup flour
½ cup sugar
3 tbsp cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup milk
3 tbsp canola oil
1 tsp vanilla

Sift together the dry ingredients. Add the milk vanilla and oil and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Pour into an ungreased 8x8 square baking dish.

Mix together

¾ cup sugar
1/3 cup cocoa
¼ tsp salt

Slowly stir in

1 2/3 cups boiling water

Pour this chocolate mixture slowly and evenly over the surface of the batter in the baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serves 8-9.