Dessert/Hot Chocolate Wacky Cake

By latin1

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cupwhole milk
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 6 - ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cup hot coffee
• Vanilla or coffee ice cream, to serve with cake

Details

Servings 9

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have and 8-inch square pan.

Sift the flour, sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in the milk, melted butter, chocolate chips, and vanilla until smoothly blended. Spread the batter (it will be thick) in the pan. In a small bowl, stir the brown sugar and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa together, pressing any lumps out of the brown sugar. Sprinkle the brown sugar mixture evenly over the batter in the pan. Pour the hot coffee evenly over the top.

Bake until the top feels firm and the edges just begin to bubble from the sauce that has just formed underneath, about 40 minutes. As the cake bakes, it separates into dark chocolate sauce on the bottom and chocolate cake on top.

Let the cake stand about 30 minutes to cool slightly. Spoon out portions of cake and sauce. serve with ice cream. The cake can be made1 day ahead and warmed in a low oven. (about 275 degrees).