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chocolate & brandy pudding cake

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Dee Vance
@Goldee
San Jacinto, CA

I am a chocoholic. This cake is one of my guilty pleasures. When I'm really feeling naughty, I make the "Cherry Variation" noted below. I do not use a pudding mix-it because this cake makes its own pudding. This cake is so moist that you might have to eat it with a spoon. ;-) I will post pix next time I make it...

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate & brandy pudding cake

  • 1 c
    cake flour
  • 1 c
    sugar, divided
  • 1/2 c
    unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    low-fat milk (2%)
  • 1/4 c
    canola oil
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract (pure)
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar
  • 3/4 c
    boiling water
  • pinch of cinamon
  • 1/4 c
    brandy-good quality (optional)
  • CHERRY VARIATION
  • 1 small bottle
    marischino cherrys
  • whipped cream

How To Make chocolate & brandy pudding cake

  • 1
    Preheat your oven to 300 degrees F. Grease a 9" x 9" baking pan.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa, the baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Slowly add the milk, oil and vanilla extract stirring after each addition. Stir until batter is thick.
  • 3
    Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking pan. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar with the 1/4c sugar and the 1/4c cocoa. Sprinkle (or sift) the top of the batter with the sugar mixture. Mix the water and brandy together. Then pour the water and brandy over the entire top.
  • 4
    Bake approximately 30 minutes or until the cake is set around the sides and the top is loose and bubbly. Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes. Slice or scoop to serve.
  • 5
    Serve with a complementary scoop of ice cream.
  • 6
    CHERRY VARIATION: DO THIS FIRST: Drain cherry juice and set aside. Soak cherry's in brandy. Continued with step 1 of the recipe. Add the cherry juice to the batter.
  • 7
    When batter is in prepared pan, remove cherry's from brandy, After pouring the water/brandy mixture onto the cake, arrange the cherry's on the top of the cake.
  • 8
    Serve with dollop of whipped creme.
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