My mom used to make this Chocolate Pudding Cake for us when we were little. It’s one of those that carries fond memories with it. I think she made it most when we had unexpected visitors and she wanted to put something delicious together quickly. No need for icing on this cake. It is a sweet chocolaty combination of cake and pudding.
This is made in three easy layers:
- wet cake mixture
- dry pudding mixture
- and hot water.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
- Water: 2 cups boiling water.
- Dry Pudding Mixture:
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- Wet Cake Mixture:
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 t. salt
- 4 t. baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 2/3 cup sugar*
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 t. vanilla extract
- Heat the water and set aside.
- Combine the sugar, brown sugar, and cocoa for the pudding mixture and set aside.
- Mix the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder together in a bowl.
- Combine eggs, sugar, butter, milk, and vanilla extract in a separate bowl and then combine with flour mixture.
- Spread cake mixture into the bottom of a greased 9in x 12in or similar sized pan.
- Sprinkle dry pudding mixture on top.
- Pour water gently over the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes or until the cake puffs and begins to pull away from the sides.
Chocolate Pudding Cake Step by Step with Pictures:
Heat the water. Yeah, you didn’t need a picture for that, but I was camera happy.
Mix your dry pudding mixture together:
Mix the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder together in a bowl. Combine eggs, sugar, butter, milk, vanilla extract and combine with flour mixture.
Spread cake mixture into the bottom of a greased 9 x 12 or similar sized pan.
Pour dry pudding mixture on top. No, my hands are not that little. I had a little helper. 🙂
Pour water gently over the top.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes or until the cake puffs and begins to pull away from the sides.
