Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

prep 20 minutes, cook 50 minutes
× 8
This delightful puddle of chocolate ends up as a layer of thick, rich chocolate cake floating over a bubbling layer of chocolate pudding. It's part brownie, and part lava cake. Since it doesn't need to rise, it works well to substitute GF flour here as well.

1

Pre-heat the oven to 325°F on bake.

2

  • 6 tbsp
    butter, unsalted (cut into 1tbsp pieces)
  • 50 g
    chocolate, bittersweet (chopped)
  • ⅓ cup
    cocoa powder, unsweetened
Melt the butter and chocolate in a cast iron pan over low heat. Mix in the cocoa powder and stir until smooth (2–4min). Set aside to cool slightly.

3

  • 100 g
    flour, all-purpose
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • ¼ tsp
    salt
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl and set aside.

4

  • ⅓ cup
    sugar, light brown
  • ⅓ cup
    sugar, granulated
  • ⅔ cup
    cocoa powder, unsweetened
In a separate bowl, whisk together the sugar and cocoa. Be sure to break up all clumps with your fingers, if necessary.

5

  • 1 cup
    coffee
  • ½ cup
    water
Combine the coffee and water in a large measuring cup.

6

  • ⅔ cup
    sugar, granulated
  • ⅓ cup
    milk, whole
  • 1 tbsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1
    egg yolk
Whisk the listed ingredients in with the cooled chocolate mixure. Whisk in the flour mixture until just barely combined. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture over the top. Gently pour the coffee mixture over the whole thing.

7

Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until puffed and starting to pull away from the sides (about 35min), rotating the pan half-way through. Then, transfer the entire pan to a cooling rack for 15min before serving in the pan.

https://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipes/9241-cast-iron-hot-fudge-pudding-cake