Mom's Chocolate Water Cake
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
9
ingredients
-
Cake
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons cooled melted margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
-
Topping
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 1⁄4 cup cocoa
- 1 1⁄2 cups water (really!)
directions
- Sift sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, cocoa, stir in milk, margarine and vanilla.
- Mix topping minus the water, sprinkle over cake in baking pan, (9 inch square). Pour over the 1 1/2 cups water.
- Bake @ 350 for 45 minutes.
- Top will spring back when touch when the cake is done. Do not overbake or the pudding will dry up. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream if desired.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
patti o.
Vine Grove, Kentucky
I had to say goodbye to the love of my life in 2017. We were married 34 yrs. I still have 2 wonderful sons, 2 beautiful daughter in laws and now 3 grands. Starting life over is hard, moving on is of easy. Cooking gives ways to move on. I love cooking and baking for friends and my family