Re: Chocolate pudding cake

[Jenny Herl <jlherl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:09 PM 10/4/01 -0500, Hadass Eviatar wrote:
> This is the one that I used - sorry for not posting it, but I only had a
> hard copy - I've changed computers a couple of times since 1994 8-). It came
> out awful. I can think of a few things - I used a smaller pan than mentioned
> here, I think it was 6x9 rather than 8x8, and it overflowed a bit. It may
> also have overcooked from being in for 40 minutes since it was smaller. But
> basically it was dry on top, and the pudding was tasteless 8-(.
>
> > Date:    Fri, 22 Apr 94 10:31:36 +0200
> > From:    Annice Grinberg <VSANNICE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >                          CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE
> >
> > 1 cup flour
> > 2/3 cup sugar
> > 2 Tbsp cocoa
> > 2 tsp baking powder
> > 1/8 tsp salt
> > 1/2 cup water
> > 2 Tbsp apple sauce
> > 1 tsp vanilla
> > 2/3 cup brown sugar
> > 1/4 cup cocoa
> > 1 3/4 cup hot water

I've made this several times.  Since the topping (which becomes the 
pudding) has so much
sugar in it, I decrease the sugar in the cake part by half.  I also 
decrease the water poured
over the top.  The full 1 3/4 cup makes a syrup.  Decreasing it to about 1 
cup makes a pudding.
  I think that once I increased the cocoa in the cake part by about 1 Tbsp 
with good results.
(After measuring it out, I had just a little left in the tin, so I dumped 
it in.)  If you like mocha
flavor, you could add a bit of instant coffee to the topping or the cake, 
as well.


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