Chocolate Espresso Pudding Cake

From Cooking Light's 1994 Annual Cookbook. This is baked in an 8" square pan and is very easy to make. The "pudding" texture is created by pouring hot liquid over the batter just before baking. Just don't stir the liquid into the batter!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 9
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup  sifted cake flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa
• 1  tablespoon instant espresso powder
• 1⁄2 cup  evaporated skim milk
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 3  tablespoons  unsweetened cocoa
• 2  teaspoons instant espresso powder
• 1  cup boiling water

Directions

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Combine milk, oil and vanilla; add to dry ingredients and stir. Spoon into an 8-inch square pan.
2. Combine brown sugar, 3 Tbsp cocoa and 2 tsp espresso powder. Sprinkle over batter. Pour water over batter. DO NOT STIR.
3. Bake @ 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Serve warm.