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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Ooey Gooey Hot Fudge Cake
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