Chocolate Pudding Cake Recipe

Overhead view of a slice of chocolate pudding cake in a bowl with vanilla ice cream.

3.67 from 6 votes

Chocolate Pudding Cake Recipe

This self-saucing Chocolate Pudding Cake is soft and moist, with a gooey chocolate pudding layer on the bottom. Serve it warm with ice cream!

Prep Time10

Cook Time35

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: ($5.84 recipe / $0.97 serving)

Servings: servings (approx 3-inch square of cake each)

Calories: 387kcal

Author: Jess Rice

Equipment

8x8 Cake Pan

Ingredients

Cake Ingredients

½ Tbsp instant coffee $0.93
¼ cup light brown sugar $0.13
¼ cup granulated sugar $0.18
1 cup flour $0.39
1 tsp baking powder $0.04
1 tsp baking soda $0.01
¼ cup cocoa powder $0.73
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips $0.99
1 tsp vanilla extract $0.65
¾ cup half & half $0.98

Topping Ingredients

½ cup brown sugar $0.26
¼ cup granulated sugar $0.18
2 Tbsp cocoa powder $0.36
⅛ tsp salt $0.01
1 cup boiling water $0.00

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350. Combine instant coffee, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and semi-sweet chocolate chips in a mixing bowl and mix to combine.
In a separate bowl, combine vanilla extract and half & half. Stir the wet mixture into the dry mixture with a spoon until combined. Pour it into a buttered or sprayed cake pan.
Then, combine the topping ingredients: brown sugar, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
Generously sprinkle all the sugar cocoa topping over the cake. Don't mix it in!
Then, pour the boiling water over the top (don't mix it in!)
Transfer the cake pan to the oven for 35 minutes. Serve warm.

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Nutrition

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