Recipe: Chocolate Pudding Cake (using cocoa powder, Martha Stewart recipe)

CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE

1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided use
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup white granulated sugar
3/4 cup whole milk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water
Lightly sweetened whipped cream (for serving)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt, and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla; add to flour mixture. Stir batter until just combined. Spread batter evenly into an 8-cup shallow baking dish. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining 1/3 cup cocoa powder, brown sugar, and 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Pour evenly over batter.

Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out with crumbs adhering to it, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes.

Serve warm with whipped cream.

Source: Martha Stewart Living magazine, 2003