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Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
5 from 12 votes

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake combines a rich cocoa batter with semisweet chocolate chips and a hot fudge sauce created by pouring boiling water over a cocoa-sugar layer before baking. This method produces a moist, fudgy pudding beneath a tender, cracked cake top. The dessert offers a balance of cakey texture and gooey sauce, making it satisfying and comforting to serve warm, especially with vanilla ice cream to enhance the chocolate flavor.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Servings: 6
Course: Dessert, Snacks, Cake, Others
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar divided
  • ½ cup cocoa powder divided, unsweetened
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter melted
  • 1 egg large, yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup water boiling

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, whisk ½ cup sugar with ¼ cup cocoa powder and set aside.
  2. Whisk the flour, remaining ½ cup sugar, remaining ¼ cup cocoa, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk milk, butter, egg yolk, and vanilla in medium bowl until smooth. Stir milk mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips (batter will be stiff).
  3. Using a rubber spatula, scrape batter into prepared pan and spread out evenly. Sprinkle reserved cocoa and sugar mixture evenly over the top. Gently pour boiling water over cocoa. Do not stir.
  4. Bake cake until the top of the cake is cracked, sauce is bubbling, and a toothpick inserted into cakey area comes out mostly clean, about 22 to 24 minutes. Cool on rack for at least 10 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

Notes

  • This recipe yields six servings with each containing approximately 403 calories.
  • Serve the pudding cake warm with vanilla ice cream to complement the rich chocolate flavors.
  • Allow the cake to cool for at least 10 minutes after baking for the pudding layer to set properly.