Cake #24: Hot Fudge Cake (Light or Rich)

This is my go-to, too tired to cook dessert that I've been making since I was a teenager. It's as easy as falling down stairs and I guarantee you have everything you need for it in your pantry.

As an added bonus I'm including two recipes, a light and a decadent one. Hopefully one will be a good fit for your dessert needs :-)


Hot Fudge Cake (light)

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 3/4 cups hot water

Optional: Small handful of chocolate chips can be mixed into the batter. Calories vary depending on what you call a "small handful"

Directions:

In a medium bowl, combine flour, white sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth. Spread in ungreased 9 inch square baking pan.
Combine brown sugar and 4 tablespoons cocoa; sprinkle over batter in the pan. Pour hot water over all; do not stir.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm.
Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 142 | Total Fat: 2.2g | Cholesterol: < 1mg


This recipe is from Lollychops, and there it goes by "Chocolate Cobbler". The butter makes it a spectacular treat.

Hot Fudge Cake (Rich)

6 Tbl butter 

1 C flour 

1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder 

3/4C sugar 

1/2 C chopped pecans 
(Optional. Good for crunch, bad for silky rich smoothness)
2 TBL baking cocoa 

1/2 C of milk  

1 tsp vanilla 

1/2 C sugar 

1/2 C brown sugar 

1/4 C of baking cocoa 

1 1/2 C of boiling water

1. Melt butter in 13x9 baking pan in a 350 oven. 


2. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, 3/4 cup of sugar, pecans, 2 Tbl baking cocoa, milk and vanilla in a small bowl;

spoon mixture over the melted butter. DO NOT STIR TO MIX! 

3. Mix remaining sugars and 1/4 cup of cocoa together

 and sprinkle over batter.. DO NOT STIR TO MIX! 
4. Next, pour the boiling water over the top. DO NOT STIR! 

5. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

Cool and serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.