Hot Fudge Mocha Pudding Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules, dried
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2/3 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate or 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg yolk

Recipe

• 1 **note: if you have cold, brewed coffee on hand, it can be used in place of the instant coffee and water, but to make sure that it isn't too strong, use 1 cup cold coffee mixed with 1/2 cup of water.
• 2 adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325°.
• 3 lightly spray 8-inch square glass or ceramic baking dish with non-stick spray.
• 4 stir instant coffee into water; set aside to dissolve.**(see note).
• 5 stir together 1/3 cup cocoa, brown sugar, and 1/3 cup granulated sugar in small bowl, breaking up large clumps with fingers; set aside.
• 6 melt butter, remaining 1/3 cup cocoa, and chocolate in small bowl set over saucepan of barely simmering water; whisk until smooth and set aside to cool slightly.
• 7 whisk flour and baking powder in small bowl to combine; set aside.
• 8 whisk remaining 2/3 cup sugar, vanilla, milk and salt in med. bowl until combined; whisk in yolk.
• 9 add chocolate mixture and whisk to combine.
• 10 note*if you have cold, brewed coffee on hand, it can be used in place of the instant coffee and water, but to make sure it isn't too strong, use 1 cup of cold coffee mixed with 1/2 cup of water.
• 11 add flour mixture and whisk until batter is evenly moistened.
• 12 pour batter into prepared baking dish and spread evenly to sides and corners.
• 13 sprinkle cocoa/sugar mixture evenly over batter (cocoa mixture should cover entire surface of batter).
• 14 pour coffee mixture gently over cocoa mixture.
• 15 bake until cake is puffed and bubbling and just beginning to pull away from sides of baking dish, about 45 minute.
• 16 (do not overbake).
• 17 cool cake in dish on wire rack about 25 minute before serving.