Grandma's Hot Fudge Pudding
Source: Creme de Colorado Cookbook, 1987
Yield: 6 servings

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup sugar
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup half and half
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups boiling water
sweetened whipped cream

Stir together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa. Mix melted butter, vanilla and half and half. Add to flour mixture, blending lightly; add nuts. Pour into buttered 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Combine brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa and sprinkle over batter. Carefully pour boiling water over top of batter. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes. Serve immediately with sweetened whipped cream.