Ooey Gooey Hot Fudge Cake

This hot fudge cake comes together like magic to create its own sauce, and it takes only minutes to put together. I mix everything up in the baking dish to save a bowl.

Preheat the oven to 350 and grease an 8 X 8 baking dish. Use the dish or a bowl to mix the following ingredients together:

1 c. flour

3/4 c. sugar

2 T. cocoa

2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

Stir in:

1/2 c. milk

2 t. oil

1 t. vanilla

Spread the mixture in bottom the pan. Sprinkle over the batter:

1 c. brown sugar

4 T. cocoa

Pour 1 3/4 c. of water over the whole thing, but don’t stir it up!

Bake the cake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. The shorter baking time gives more of a hot fudge consistency, while a longer baking time yields a thicker sauce, more like pudding. Serve hot fudge cake warm with ice cream or whipped cream if desired. As much as I don’t like cake and ice cream together, this one works really well. (Don’t hurt me! I know that opinion is unpopular. I said what I said, though.)

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hot fudge cake

Ooey Gooey Hot Fudge Cake

This cake comes together like magic to create its own fudge sauce, and it takes only minutes to put together. 
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 8×8 pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 3/4 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 and grease an 8×8 pan.
  • Mix the dry ingredients together.
    1 cup flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Stir in the wet ingredients until just combined.
    1/2 cup milk, 2 teaspoons oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Spread the cake batter into the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the brown sugar and cocoa over the top.
    1 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa
  • Pour the water over the top, and do not stir! Bake the cake at 350 for 35-40 minutes, depending on how thick you want the sauce. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
    1 3/4 cups water
Keyword cakes and pies, chocolate
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