Any chocolate fan will adore this fast dessert. Additionally, it has little sugar and fat. The pecans can be replaced with any type of nut. Wonderful with ice cream.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 55 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Sift flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir milk, butter, and vanilla extract into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fold in pecans. Pour batter into an 8×8-inch baking dish.
- Mix 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder together in a bowl; sprinkle over batter. Pour hot water over batter and sugar layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven until top cake layer is floating on bottom pudding layer, about 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 319 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 60 g |
| Cholesterol | 9 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 227 mg |
| Sugars | 46 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Omitted nuts ’cause I wanted just what Mom made 60 years ago. And this was it! Mmmmm! Maybe she cut back on the sugar a tad.
A quick and easy dessert than any chocolate lover will enjoy. This needs to served right from the oven for best results.
Simple to make and not too sweet!