Description
A rich and fudgy chocolate cobbler featuring a chocolate batter topped with a gooey cocoa and brown sugar topping, baked until the cake rises to the top and a luscious pudding forms at the bottom. Perfect served warm with ice cream.
Ingredients
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Batter
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Topping
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the cobbler.
- Make the Batter: In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cocoa powder. Stir in melted butter, milk, and vanilla until just combined. Fold in the chopped walnuts if using.
- Spread Batter in Dish: Grease a 1.5-quart casserole dish or square pan and spread the batter evenly inside. Set aside.
- Prepare Topping: In a separate bowl, mix together sugar, brown sugar, salt, and cocoa powder. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the batter in the casserole dish without stirring.
- Add Boiling Water: Carefully pour the boiling water over the topping mixture without stirring to create the pudding layer underneath as it bakes.
- Bake: Place the casserole dish in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the top of the cake is almost set. The batter will rise to the top and a fudgy pudding will form at the bottom.
- Serve: Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. Serve warm, ideally with a scoop of ice cream to complement the rich chocolate flavors.
Notes
- Make a Double Batch! A double batch works great in a 9×13-inch casserole dish.
- Keep it Fudgy! Don’t bake for too long as longer baking reduces the pudding layer. Bake just until the top batter is done.
- The recipe was updated in 2024 to increase cocoa powder in the topping from 1 tablespoon to 2 tablespoons for a deeper chocolate flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 35 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
