Brownie Pudding Cake (Microwave)

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 Cake

• 1 cup flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa, sifted
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

TOPPING

• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder (optional)
• 1 cup hot water

Directions:

1. Put flour, sugar, cocoa, bp and salt in 2-quart high, straight-sided round microwave-safe casserole.
2. Complete 12-15 strokes with whisk.
3. Add remaining ingredients.
4. Spread evenly in bowl.
5. Topping: sprinkle topping ingredients over batter, pour on water.
6. Cover casserole with paper towel and set on inverted pie pan.
7. Microwave on medium 50% power for 8 minutes.
8. Without removing towel, microwave on high 1 1/2 to 5 minutes more until surface looks dry.
9. Remove towel and let pudding stand 10 minutes.

Reviews

[Burny]

Yes! Yes! I have made a microwave cake before but not nearly this good. I veganized it by simply using almond milk for regular, and turbinado sugar for all the sugar. (It is the perfect brown sugar sub.) I added two tablespoons of oil, just 'cause. I also poured 2/3 cup almond milk over the topping before adding the water. The first time I made it It did not have enough sauce for me. But one way or the other it was so good. Not just a quick fix for a chocolate craving. It was good CAKE!

[LeanneMarie]

Absolutely wonderful! I am not a fan of nuts so I added chocolate chips instead. Wow, that was amazing. My husband and I wanted a quick cakey treat and this was just as fast as running out to the store to get something premade. Thanks so much.

[NOOBchef]

Congrats, Tina Klein , on a delicious and completely idiotproof recipe. I started terribly - I was just about to put the topping on when I tasted the batter, realized it as awful and THEN remembered I hadn't put the sugar in, so I mixed that into the batter instead of the dry ingredients. I used brown instead of white sugar, skim milk and instead of 1 tbsp vanilla ( it ran out ) I used 1 tsp vanilla and 2 tsp strawb, none of which made a difference. I omitted the walnuts and coffee. Out of idle curiosity and contrariness to cookiemaker I sprinkled sugar THEN cocoa. That worked fine. I microwaved it halfway through the 8 minutes WITHOUt the towel - forgot,oops. The towel also dropped into the batter after I'd finished microwaving, I'd recommend using a plate or something instead. I microwaved it for the full 5 minutes, but it was still a bit liquid around the edges. It might have been liquid on top too, but the towel that stuck to the top ripped it off. It also overflowed - when choosing your container expect it to almost triple. I covered it in tinfoiil after the 10 minutes and at ate it the next day with some white chocolate drizzled on top ( 30g, break into small pieces, microwave for 10 minutes. Stir every 2 minutes and add 2 tsp milk halfway through). WOW. It was great !! It was self-saucing,which I liked, and perfectly rich and fluffy. THANK YOU! <3, the NOOBchef.