Tuesday 18 August 2009

Chocolate-Fudge Pudding Cake


This was kind of a fun and simple dessert that features gooey chocolate. Really not a lot of fuss to it and it was delicious.

½ cup whole-wheat pastry flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
⅓ cup sugar
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 large egg
½ cup 1% milk
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips, (optional)
1 ⅓ cups brewed coffee, hot
⅔ cup packed light brown sugar, or Splenda Granular
¼ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, toasted
icing (confectioners') sugar, for dusting

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 1 1/2- to 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray. Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, sugar (or Splenda Sugar Blend), cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk egg, milk, oil and vanilla in a glass measuring cup. Add to the flour mixture; stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips, if using. Scrape the batter into the prepared baking dish. Mix hot coffee and brown sugar (or Splenda Granular) in the measuring cup and pour over the batter. Sprinkle with nuts. (It may look strange at this point, but don't worry. During baking, cake forms on top with sauce underneath.)

Bake the pudding cake until the top springs back when touched lightly, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for at least 10 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve hot or warm.

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